afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
Andy
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From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
ashoreadverbUS /əˈʃɔːr/
towards the shore from the water
From this reading If we stay on land we've got to bring our grub ashore.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
assistedadjectiveUS /əˈsɪstɪd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading If we stay on land we've got to bring our grub ashore.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "There's plenty to do," declared his brother.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "There's plenty to do," declared his brother.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "There's plenty to do," declared his brother.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
grubnounUS /ɡrʌb/
informal terms for a meal
From this reading If we stay on land we've got to bring our grub ashore.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "THERE HE IS!"
high-water
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From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "There's plenty to do," declared his brother.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If we stay on land we've got to bring our grub ashore.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "THERE HE IS!"
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading If we stay on land we've got to bring our grub ashore.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading If we stay on land we've got to bring our grub ashore.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
a full supply
From this reading "There's plenty to do," declared his brother.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "THERE HE IS!"
There's
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From this reading "There's plenty to do," declared his brother.
a special situation
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If we stay on land we've got to bring our grub ashore.
we'll
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From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
we've
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From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
what's
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From this reading "Well, what's the first thing to be done?" asked Andy, after he had assisted Frank to pull the boat up on the beach beyond high-water mark.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "In the first place we've got to decide whether we'll stay on shore over night, or sleep on the boat.
