泳者のシンディ・ニコラスは、へとへとになって泳ぎ切った後、ドーバーでかろうじて陸に上がってきたが、海峡水泳教会のスポークスマンは彼女がとても元気であると発表した。

a swimmer

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

to become; to get; to grow; to be; to reach; to attain; to result in; to prove to be; to consist of; to be composed of; to succeed; to be complete; to change into; to be exchanged for; to play a role; to be promoted; to do ...

to swim

later; afterwards; since; future; after one's death; descendant

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

barely; narrowly; just manage to do something

land; shore

to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water); to come ashore; to increase; to improve; to make progress; to be promoted; to advance; to be made (of profit, etc.); to occur (esp. of a favourable result); to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.); to be finished; to be done; to be over; (of rain) to stop; to lift; to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die; to win (in a card game, etc.); to be arrested; to turn up (of evidence, etc.); to be deep fried; to be spoken loudly; to get stage fright; to be offered (to the gods, etc.); to go; to visit; to eat; to drink; to be listed (as a candidate); to serve (in one's master's home); to go north; indicates completion

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

swimming

church

spokesman

she; her; her; girlfriend; sweetheart

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

lively; full of spirit; energetic; vigorous; vital; spirited; healthy; well; fit; in good health

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative

a certain ...; some ...

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known; breaking (news story); expressing (one's opinion); releasing; unveiling