ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WRACK
Old English wræc persecution, misery; related to Gothic wraka, Old Norse rāk. Compare wreck, wretch.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WRACK
PRESENT
Present
I wrack
you wrack
he/she/it wracks
we wrack
you wrack
they wrack
Present continuous
I am wracking
you are wracking
he/she/it is wracking
we are wracking
you are wracking
they are wracking
Present perfect
I have wracked
you have wracked
he/she/it has wracked
we have wracked
you have wracked
they have wracked
Present perfect continuous
I have been wracking
you have been wracking
he/she/it has been wracking
we have been wracking
you have been wracking
they have been wracking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I wracked
you wracked
he/she/it wracked
we wracked
you wracked
they wracked
Past continuous
I was wracking
you were wracking
he/she/it was wracking
we were wracking
you were wracking
they were wracking
Past perfect
I had wracked
you had wracked
he/she/it had wracked
we had wracked
you had wracked
they had wracked
Past perfect continuous
I had been wracking
you had been wracking
he/she/it had been wracking
we had been wracking
you had been wracking
they had been wracking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will wrack
you will wrack
he/she/it will wrack
we will wrack
you will wrack
they will wrack
Future continuous
I will be wracking
you will be wracking
he/she/it will be wracking
we will be wracking
you will be wracking
they will be wracking
Future perfect
I will have wracked
you will have wracked
he/she/it will have wracked
we will have wracked
you will have wracked
they will have wracked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been wracking
you will have been wracking
he/she/it will have been wracking
we will have been wracking
you will have been wracking
they will have been wracking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would wrack
you would wrack
he/she/it would wrack
we would wrack
you would wrack
they would wrack
Conditional continuous
I would be wracking
you would be wracking
he/she/it would be wracking
we would be wracking
you would be wracking
they would be wracking
Conditional perfect
I would have wrack
you would have wrack
he/she/it would have wrack
we would have wrack
you would have wrack
they would have wrack
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been wracking
you would have been wracking
he/she/it would have been wracking
we would have been wracking
you would have been wracking
they would have been wracking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you wrack
we let´s wrack
you wrack
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
wracking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WRACK»
Discover the use of
wrack in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
wrack and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Archaeologist David Norfolk is searching for a 400-year-old Portuguese shipwreck off the coast of New South Wales.
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Walking the
Wrack Line: On Tidal Shifts and what Remains
This final volume in the author's trilogy, which began with Stirring the Mud and Entering the Stone gives nature writing a human dimension and throws light on the mysterious and overlooked wonders on beaches as far-flung as Morocco, St. ...
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Wrack and Ruin: A Novel
Having fled his New York City life as a renowned sculptor to become a farmer in a small California town, Lyndon Song finds his bucolic existence turned upside-down by a scheme by his movie producer brother involving a golf course on Lyndon ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Maurice Maeterlinck. MAURICE MAETERLINCK The Wrack of the Storm The
Wrack of the Storm BY THE SAME AUTHOR The. Front Cover.
Maurice Maeterlinck, 2010
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 edition. Excerpt: .
Frank Thomas Bullen, 2013
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The King My Father's
Wrack: The Moral Nexus of Shakespearian ...
In the late plays, the romances, Shakespeare depicts the resolution, the healing of the stricken king. This is an interpretative study of the underlying moral coherence of Shakespearian drama.
A gruesome murder leads Professor Peter Shandy to uncover an ancient Viking curse When 105-year-old Hilda Horsefall tells young reporter Cronkite Swope of a stone carved with Norse runes that once sat in the nearby woods, the writer starts ...
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Herb-drug Interactions in Oncology
Bladder Wrack Scientific Name Fucus vesiculosus Common Names Sea kelp,
brown kelp seaweed, sea wrack, marine oak. Brand Name Maine sea coast
vegetables # CLINICAL SUMMARY Bladder wrack is a type of seaweed
prevalent on ...
Barrie R. Cassileth, K. Simon Yeung, Jyothirmai Gubili, 2010
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The British Flora: Containing the Select Names, Characters, ...
Matted "Wrack. Capileary, uniform, much branched, implex, almost transparent
On the sea shore. 1 • • □ □ 12. Fucus dibits. Httds. 476. F. fcrei albtis tennidffi-
tne divifus. R. 50. WhiW Wrack. Filiform,- rOUifod- ifty subdichotomous, knots
tumid, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WRACK»
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wrack is used in the context of the following news items.
Wrack nominated for player of year
Considered a phenomenon in lawn bowls folklore, the career of Northland Bowls' most successful player, Wayne Wrack, has been just that; phenomenal. «Northern Advocate, Jul 15»
Wrack line seaweed rolls into Bowditch Park
LEE COUNTY, FL - Big piles called wrack line seaweed were found Sunday by beachgoers along the beaches of Bowditch Point Park. Its presence kept some ... «NBC2 News, Jun 15»
Garrison Poet Launches New Book, Wrack Lariat
Poet Heller Levinson of Garrison announces the release of a new book, Wrack Lariat. A reading and book release party will be held Wednesday, June 17, from 7 ... «Philipstown.info, Jun 15»
5 Headaches That Wrack Movie Theaters Despite 2015's Box Office …
9 Summer Movie Burning Questions: Can Marvel, Disney Survive Success? Where Are the Black Movies? Is 'Terminator' a Crazy Gamble? Disney's muscle ... «TheWrap, May 15»
Excess seagrass wrack on Busselton beaches could be removed …
Seagrass washed up on Busselton beaches after weekend storms is causing a smelly problem. Marine biologist Pia Winburg says that any resolution for ... «ABC Local, May 15»
POLICE AGENTS 'SPIED ON FIRE UNION CHIEF'
Fire Brigades Union (FBU) general secretary Matt Wrack said he was “shocked” but “not surprised” to learn that officers of the Metropolitan Police's special ... «Morning Star Online, May 15»
Longview ISD, city wrack up large per-person debt
Elected city, school and county officials can struggle to find the sweet spot between asking voters for money and telling them they're doing everything they can to ... «Longview News-Journal, Apr 15»
Problems Wrack Audit Office: Report
Problems Wrack Audit Office: Report. Municipal watchdog 'doesn't function well,' says opposition. By Andrew MacLeod, 10 Mar 2015, TheTyee.ca. Share article ... «TheTyee.ca, Mar 15»
Concussions wrack women's soccer
For UNC's concussion experts, it's not about what they've done yet — it's about what they're going to do. According to data compiled by the Women's Sports ... «The Daily Tar Heel, Mar 15»
Wrack Without Ruin
The National Science Foundation awarded a $997,312 grant to UCSB researchers this week for a study of the cross-ecosystem relationship between kelp ... «Santa Barbara Independent, Feb 15»
