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Chapter III

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So this was Melbourne!
At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Nevermore

Chapter III

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
So this was Melbourne!
Line 2
At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.
Line 3
But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).
Line 4
Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.
Line 5
Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Could modal verb US /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading “At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.”

Hazy adjective US /ˈheɪzi/

unclear or blurred, especially from drink

From this reading “Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.”

Through noun US /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.”

All words in this reading · 85

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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 Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

account

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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

alongside

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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.

Anchored

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

back

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

bay

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

broad

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

certain

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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

comes

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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.

cottages

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

delay

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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.

distance

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

eastern

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

elect

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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.

embark

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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.

falling

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

far-stretching

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

few

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

foreground

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

get

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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

green

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

hazyadjectiveUS /ˈheɪzi/

unclear or blurred, especially from drink

From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

high

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

huts

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

Jacket

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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

lay

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

level

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

lighter

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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.

low

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

melaleuca

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

Melbourne

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From this reading So this was Melbourne!

miles

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

mostly

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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.

mountain

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

much

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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.

natural

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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

nearest

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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

now

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

obstacles

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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

off

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

only

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

passengers

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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.

peak

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

plains

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

promontory

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

range

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

Red

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From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

river

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

roomy

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From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.

sandy

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

seven

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

shore

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

side

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

slender

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So this was Melbourne!

sprinkled

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

thick-growing

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading So this was Melbourne!

throughnounUS /ˈthrough/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

ti-tree

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading At least the nearest that the _Red Jacket_ could get to it, on account of certain natural obstacles.

trace

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

volcanic

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

walls

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading So this was Melbourne!

west

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From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

windings

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From this reading But it lay only seven miles off, that is by the river, of which they could trace the windings through high walls of the thick-growing, but slender ti-tree (melaleuca).

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Anchored now in a broad bay, a low sandy shore on the eastern side, on the west a green level promontory, with a few huts and cottages sprinkled over it, falling back to far-stretching plains, with a volcanic peak in the foreground and a mountain range in the hazy distance.

WithoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading Without much delay comes a roomy lighter alongside the _Red Jacket_, in which the passengers mostly elect to embark.