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ASHORE
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I. (adverb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Towards the shore from the water
Example:
we invited them ashore
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Context examples:
He swam powerfully and was dragged ashore by Pete and Hans at the very point where swimming ceased to be possible and destruction began.
(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)
I'll have to take 'm ashore with me.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
I was insensible when washed ashore, but the miserable remnant of my superb specimen was still intact; I now lay it before you.
(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
What should a young fellow like you do ashore for half a year together?
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Staring up into the green gloom of the horse-chestnut trees above him, he dreamed dreams of all sorts, and was just imagining himself tossing on the ocean in a voyage round the world, when the sound of voices brought him ashore in a flash.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
To be sure, I had much rather she had stayed in harbour, that I might have sat a few hours with you in comfort; but as there is a boat ashore, I had better go off at once, and there is no help for it.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Ah, says he, this here is a sweet spot, this island—a sweet spot for a lad to get ashore on.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
I did not inquire why he had not been ashore, nor did he ask why I had not come aboard.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
I asked him, terror-stricken, leaning on the arm he held out to support me: Has a body come ashore?
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Near the gang-plank, Scott was shaking hands with Matt, who was preparing to go ashore.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
