Seashells murmur, secrets of the deep, stories of ancient tides.
Meaning: This sentence is describing how the seashells on the beach are whispering secrets about the ocean, and telling stories about the tides that have happened in the past.
Choice of Words: Murmur means to speak in a low voice. Secret is something that is not known by many people. Deep means a long way down. Tide is the rising and falling of the sea level. When you put them together, "seashells murmur" means that the seashells are making a soft sound, "secrets of the deep" means that the seashells are telling secrets about the ocean, and "stories of ancient tides" means that the seashells are telling stories about the tides that have happened in the past.
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