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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 SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
adjoining
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From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
all
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
better
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From this reading “That’s better,” said one.
buoys
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one the cables tautened and the line straightened.
cables
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From this reading One by one the cables tautened and the line straightened.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Now we can talk comfortably.”
close
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
comfortably
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From this reading “Now we can talk comfortably.”
costermongers
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
curve
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From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
Daily
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
day's
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
donkeys
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
ebbnounUS /ɛb/
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
entered
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
FLEET
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
flotilla
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
harbour
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
hard
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
invisible
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From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
island
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From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
light
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
line
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From this reading One by one the cables tautened and the line straightened.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
mine-sweeping
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
monotony
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
moorings
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From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
Now
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From this reading “Now we can talk comfortably.”
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One by one the cables tautened and the line straightened.
Paper
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
remains
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
rip
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From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
round
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From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
said
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From this reading “That’s better,” said one.
sea-battered
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
secured
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
ships
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
silent
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
sloops
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
SPIRIT
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
stable-full
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
straightened
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From this reading One by one the cables tautened and the line straightened.
strengthened
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From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
swept
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From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
swung
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From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
talk
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From this reading “Now we can talk comfortably.”
tautened
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From this reading One by one the cables tautened and the line straightened.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
That's
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From this reading “That’s better,” said one.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
ThroughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
tide
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From this reading The ebb tide strengthened and they swung to their moorings in an invisible “rip” that swept round a curve of the adjoining island.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
unchanged
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
unending
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
vigil
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Now we can talk comfortably.”
weary
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
work
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From this reading THE SPIRIT OF THE FLEET “Through all the monotony of its unending vigil, the Spirit of the Fleet remains unchanged.”--_Daily Paper._ A flotilla of mine-sweeping sloops entered harbour with the last of the light and secured to their buoys; they were weary sea-battered little ships, and for a while they remained as silent as a stable-full of costermongers’ donkeys at the close of a hard day’s work.
