Meaning of a-building | Babel Free
Examples
“This talk⟳ brought us up to the house that was a-building, not a large one, which stood at the end⟳ of a beautiful orchard surrounded by an old stone wall.”
“"Of these nineteen ships a-building no more than two can take⟳ the water before a month be past, and but seven more ere six months' time, push⟳ we never so mightily the work⟳."”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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