adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
AminenounUS /ˌeɪˈmiːn/
a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
asternadverb
stern foremost or backward
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
Barentz
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From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
boreverbUS /bɔːr/
cause to be bored
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
changedadjectiveUS /tʃeɪndʒd/
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
dearadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
equalverbUS /ˈiːkwəl/
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
fastadverbUS /fæst/
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
faultnounUS /fɔːlt/
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
followverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊ/
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
gallantlyadverbUS /ˈɡæləntli/
in a gallant manner
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
helmnounUS /helm/
steering mechanism for a vessel; a mechanical device by which a vessel is steered
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
Katerina
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From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
Mynheer
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From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
PhilipnounUS /ˈfɪləp/
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
repeatedlyadverbUS /rɪˈpiːtɪdli/
several time
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
sailedverbUS /seɪld/
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
sailingnounUS /ˈseɪlɪŋ/
the work of a sailor
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
sailsnounUS /seɪlz/
plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
seldomadverbUS /ˈseldəm/
not often
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
settingnounUS /ˈsetɪŋ/
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
sheetnounUS /ʃiːt/
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
trimmingnounUS /ˈtrɪmɪŋ/
the act of adding decoration
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
Vanderdecken
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From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
vesselnounUS /ˈvesəl/
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
VesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/
plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
Vrow
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From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must leave Amine to her solitude, and follow the fortunes of Philip.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Vessels that are good on a wind seldom are: but this I will say, that, in every other point of sailing, there is no other vessel in the fleet equal to the _Vrow Katerina_."
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "Mynheer Vanderdecken," said he, at last, "the _Vrow_, as my father used to say, is not so very _fast before_ the wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
worst-sailing
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From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mynheer Barentz found fault with the setting and trimming of the sails, and with the man at the helm, who was repeatedly changed; in short, with everything but his dear _Vrow Katerina_: but all would not do; she still dropped astern, and proved to be the worst-sailing vessel in the fleet.
ZeenounUS /ziː/
the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
Zuyder
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From this reading The fleet had sailed with a flowing sheet, and bore gallantly down the Zuyder Zee; but they had not been under way an hour before the _Vrow Katerina_ was left a mile or two astern.
