used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
from appearances alone
From this reading He didn’t heed the carpenter, but dragged the apparently dead body to the shelter of a rock and tried to revive him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Frank Muir was as devoted to my father as a son.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He didn’t heed the carpenter, but dragged the apparently dead body to the shelter of a rock and tried to revive him.
carpenternounUS /ˈkɑːrpəntər/
a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He didn’t heed the carpenter, but dragged the apparently dead body to the shelter of a rock and tried to revive him.
zealous in devotion or affection
From this reading Frank Muir was as devoted to my father as a son.
didn't
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From this reading He didn’t heed the carpenter, but dragged the apparently dead body to the shelter of a rock and tried to revive him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading He didn’t heed the carpenter, but dragged the apparently dead body to the shelter of a rock and tried to revive him.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading “The Old Man’s drowned.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Frank Muir was as devoted to my father as a son.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
heednounUS /hiːd/
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading He didn’t heed the carpenter, but dragged the apparently dead body to the shelter of a rock and tried to revive him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He didn’t heed the carpenter, but dragged the apparently dead body to the shelter of a rock and tried to revive him.
Let's
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From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
Man'snounUS /mænz/
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The Old Man’s drowned.
the force of workers available
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
MuirnounUS /mjʊr/
United States naturalist (born in England) who advocated the creation of national parks (1838-1914)
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “The Old Man’s drowned.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
reviveverbUS /rɪˈvaɪv/
cause to regain consciousness
From this reading He didn’t heed the carpenter, but dragged the apparently dead body to the shelter of a rock and tried to revive him.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading He didn’t heed the carpenter, but dragged the apparently dead body to the shelter of a rock and tried to revive him.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
salvageverbUS /ˈsælvədʒ/
save from ruin, destruction, or harm
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
ScotchnounUS /skɑːtʃ/
a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading He didn’t heed the carpenter, but dragged the apparently dead body to the shelter of a rock and tried to revive him.
a male human offspring
From this reading Frank Muir was as devoted to my father as a son.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He didn’t heed the carpenter, but dragged the apparently dead body to the shelter of a rock and tried to revive him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Frank Muir was as devoted to my father as a son.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Two of them, the carpenter and a Scotch sailor named Frank Muir, pulled my father’s body out of the water.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let’s pull out the living ones,” spoke up the carpenter and he went down the beach to salvage more of the men.
