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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
all
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From this reading Dread fear and uncertainty seemed at once to kill all hope.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
anxiety
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
any
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From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
ask
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From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dread fear and uncertainty seemed at once to kill all hope.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
beat
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
become
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From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
beginning
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
black
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
boat
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From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
BOW
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From this reading 'OUT YONDER, ON THE LEE BOW, SIR.'
bringing
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
came
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
camp
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
chance
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
child
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From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
dare
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From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
darkness
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
Dread
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From this reading Dread fear and uncertainty seemed at once to kill all hope.
evening
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
ever
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
fear
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From this reading Dread fear and uncertainty seemed at once to kill all hope.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
gale
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
gipsy
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
Hardly
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From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
head
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
helpless
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From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
herring-boat
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
hills
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
hope
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From this reading Dread fear and uncertainty seemed at once to kill all hope.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
Jenny
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
kill
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From this reading Dread fear and uncertainty seemed at once to kill all hope.
land
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
LEE
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From this reading 'OUT YONDER, ON THE LEE BOW, SIR.'
little
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From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
man-o
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
more
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
night
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
now
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
obliterating
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
old
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'OUT YONDER, ON THE LEE BOW, SIR.'
once
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From this reading Dread fear and uncertainty seemed at once to kill all hope.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
OUT
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From this reading 'OUT YONDER, ON THE LEE BOW, SIR.'
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
pinnace
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
pulse
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
quickly
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
rage
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
roaring
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
sad
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
said
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
sailor
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
sea
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
seemed
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From this reading Dread fear and uncertainty seemed at once to kill all hope.
SIR
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From this reading 'OUT YONDER, ON THE LEE BOW, SIR.'
small
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
squall
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
strong
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
sturdiest
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
sudden
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
teeth
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'OUT YONDER, ON THE LEE BOW, SIR.'
There
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
turned
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
uncertainty
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From this reading Dread fear and uncertainty seemed at once to kill all hope.
war
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
wind
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
winter's
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From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was not a pulse in the gipsy camp that did not beat more quickly with anxiety on this sad winter's evening when the sudden black squall came roaring over the hills, bringing with it the darkness of night and obliterating both sea and land.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hardly did any one dare to ask another what would become of the helpless child in her little boat.
Wren
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From this reading 'Were the _Jenny Wren_ a strong man-o'-war pinnace,' said one old sailor, 'or the sturdiest herring-boat that ever turned head to wind, there could be but small chance for her in the teeth of the gale that is now beginning to rage.'
YONDER
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From this reading 'OUT YONDER, ON THE LEE BOW, SIR.'
