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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 TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
abaft
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
all
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
appointed
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We don't carry one as a rule," the skipper said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
beam
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From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
best
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it'll give you a rating and the right to eat in the cabin."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
cabin
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From this reading "But it'll give you a rating and the right to eat in the cabin."
canvas
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
carry
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From this reading "We don't carry one as a rule," the skipper said.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
demonstrated
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
don't
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From this reading "We don't carry one as a rule," the skipper said.
eat
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From this reading "But it'll give you a rating and the right to eat in the cabin."
eighty-five-ton
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From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
enormous
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
feet
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From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
Fisherman
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From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
give
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From this reading "But it'll give you a rating and the right to eat in the cabin."
Gloster
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From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "But it'll give you a rating and the right to eat in the cabin."
initiative
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
it'll
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From this reading "But it'll give you a rating and the right to eat in the cabin."
Karluk
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From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
keel
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
knots
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
lead
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
limit
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
made
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
mastery
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
mate
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
ninety
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From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
occasions
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
offset
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We don't carry one as a rule," the skipper said.
pendulumnounUS /ˈpen.dʒə.ləm/
A weight hung from a fixed point so that it can swing freely, often used in timekeeping.
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
possess
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
possessed
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
possible
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
PRACTISE
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From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
Rainey
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
rating
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From this reading "But it'll give you a rating and the right to eat in the cabin."
reaching
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "But it'll give you a rating and the right to eat in the cabin."
rule
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From this reading "We don't carry one as a rule," the skipper said.
said
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From this reading "We don't carry one as a rule," the skipper said.
sailing
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
sailors
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
sea-legs
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
seacraft
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
seas
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
second
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
shown
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
Simms
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading "We don't carry one as a rule," the skipper said.
slide
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
spread
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
stretch
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
TARGET
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From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
twelve
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
twenty-five
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From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
type
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From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
up
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From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We don't carry one as a rule," the skipper said.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
wheel
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From this reading After Rainey had demonstrated at the wheel that he had the mastery of her and had shown that he possessed sea-legs, a fair amount of seacraft and, what the sailors did not possess, initiative, Captain Simms appointed him second mate.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Her enormous stretch of canvas, spread to the limit on all possible occasions by Captain Simms, was offset by the pendulum of lead that made up her keel, and she could slide through the seas at twelve knots on her best point of sailing--reaching--the wind abaft her beam.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading TARGET PRACTISE The _Karluk_ was an eighty-five-ton schooner, Gloster Fisherman type, with a length of ninety and a beam of twenty-five feet.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But it'll give you a rating and the right to eat in the cabin."
