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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 A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
anchor
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
arrived
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From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
basin
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
breakwater
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
BRIEF
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From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
CANAL
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From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
commander
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
conferences
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From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
Cyprus
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From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
detailsnounUS /ˈdetails/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
educational
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From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
element
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
experience
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
explanations
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From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
extensive
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
failed
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
feet
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
felt
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From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
grand
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From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
Guardian-Mother
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From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
HISTORY
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From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
indefinite
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
individuals
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From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
instructive
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
large
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From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
lectures
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From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
maps
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From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
New
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
now
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
object
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From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
off
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From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
Port
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From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
preferred
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
preparations
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
professor
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From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
prominent
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
purposes
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
rather
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
Said
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From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
sailed
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
scale
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From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
sea
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From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
smooth
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From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
some
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
steamer
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
SUEZ
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From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
suggested
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
suitable
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From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
talks
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From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
tender
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From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
There
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
thirty
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
thoughts
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
tourists
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From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
town
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
trip
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From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
uppermost
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From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
view
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
want
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From this reading In the lectures, conferences, talks, and explanations to individuals, the professor and himself had felt the want of suitable maps on a large scale.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
water
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From this reading There was about thirty feet of water off the breakwater; and though there was an extensive basin at the town, the commander preferred to anchor outside for purposes he had in view.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE SUEZ CANAL The sea was quite smooth when the Guardian-Mother and her tender arrived off Port Said.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
work
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From this reading The trip to Cyprus had interrupted the educational work of the tourists, and this was the grand object ever uppermost in his mind.
world
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
year
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
York
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From this reading Though this instructive element of the cruise around the world had been prominent in his thoughts before the steamer sailed from New York, it was rather indefinite in its details, so that he had failed to make some preparations for the work which the experience of a year now suggested to him.
