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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 The anchor was then weighed to a note of music.
aboard
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
anchor
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From this reading The anchor was then weighed to a note of music.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
ashore
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From this reading The "weeping Rachells and mournefull Niobes" were set packing ashore.
ballast
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
bent
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
board
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
chains
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
CHOOSING
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The colours were run up and a gun fired.
filled
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
fired
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From this reading The colours were run up and a gun fired.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
Food
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
foresail
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From this reading The foresail was loosed.
gun
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From this reading The colours were run up and a gun fired.
guns
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
hold
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
loosed
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From this reading The foresail was loosed.
mounted
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
mournefull
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From this reading The "weeping Rachells and mournefull Niobes" were set packing ashore.
music
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From this reading The anchor was then weighed to a note of music.
Niobes
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From this reading The "weeping Rachells and mournefull Niobes" were set packing ashore.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
note
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From this reading The anchor was then weighed to a note of music.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
out
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
packing
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From this reading The "weeping Rachells and mournefull Niobes" were set packing ashore.
petty
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
placed
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
powder
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
provisions
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
Punishments
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
Rachells
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From this reading The "weeping Rachells and mournefull Niobes" were set packing ashore.
run
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From this reading The colours were run up and a gun fired.
sails
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
salt
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
saltness
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
sea
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
set
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From this reading The "weeping Rachells and mournefull Niobes" were set packing ashore.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
some
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
soon
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
steep-tubs
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
steeping
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
stores
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
tally
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
then
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From this reading The anchor was then weighed to a note of music.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The anchor was then weighed to a note of music.
trimmed
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
up
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From this reading The colours were run up and a gun fired.
war
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
WATCHES
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
water
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
weeping
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From this reading The "weeping Rachells and mournefull Niobes" were set packing ashore.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The anchor was then weighed to a note of music.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
Work
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From this reading THE CHOOSING OF WATCHES The petty tally--Food--Work--Punishments As soon as an ancient ship of war was fitted for the sea, with her guns on board, and mounted, her sails bent, her stores and powder in the hold, her water filled, her ballast trimmed, and the hands aboard, some "steep-tubs" were placed in the chains for the steeping of the salt provisions, "till the salt be out though not the saltness."
