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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 My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
all
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
babies
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From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of course, this is no more than is to be expected.
beach
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
beats
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
billets
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From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
board
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
boat
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From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
captains
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From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
care
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From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
congenital
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course, this is no more than is to be expected.
cull
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
expected
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From this reading Of course, this is no more than is to be expected.
experience
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From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
faster
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
find
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
forsake
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From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
fortnight
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
harder
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From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
inefficient
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
island
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
isle
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
likely
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From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
man
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
men
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From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
mighty
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From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
more
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From this reading Of course, this is no more than is to be expected.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
navigator
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
navigators
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
net
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From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of course, this is no more than is to be expected.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
ocean
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton
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From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
otherwise
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From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
out
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
positions
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From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
remarkably
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From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
report
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
returns
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
run
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From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
small
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From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
Snark
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From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
some
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From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
sort
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
strong
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
sunk
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
temper
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
ten
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From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
There
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From this reading There are captains and captains, and some mighty fine captains, I know; but the run of the captains on the _Snark_ has been remarkably otherwise.
thirst
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Of course, this is no more than is to be expected.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
tons
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From this reading The good men have positions, and are not likely to forsake their one-thousand-to-fifteen-thousand-ton billets for the _Snark_ with her ten tons net.
trying
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
two
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From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
usually
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
vainly
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
waters
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading My experience with them has been that it is harder to take care of one captain on a small boat than of two small babies.
work
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From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
works
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _Snark_ has had to cull her navigators from the beach, and the navigator on the beach is usually a congenital inefficient—the sort of man who beats about for a fortnight trying vainly to find an ocean isle and who returns with his schooner to report the island sunk with all on board, the sort of man whose temper or thirst for strong waters works him out of billets faster than he can work into them.
