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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 A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
Algerines
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She flew no colours, but from the foremast head a long streamer stood out as rigid as a spar.
astern
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
barely
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
bellied
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
board
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
bowling
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
Brush
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
called
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
Captain
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
cause
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
cliffs
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
closely
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
colours
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From this reading She flew no colours, but from the foremast head a long streamer stood out as rigid as a spar.
come
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
commotion
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
confer
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
considerably
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
consisting
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
craft
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
crews
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
dead
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
distinguish
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
ending
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
fall
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
flew
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From this reading She flew no colours, but from the foremast head a long streamer stood out as rigid as a spar.
fo'c'sle
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
force
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
foremast
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From this reading She flew no colours, but from the foremast head a long streamer stood out as rigid as a spar.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
gunner
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
guns
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
hand
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
head
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From this reading She flew no colours, but from the foremast head a long streamer stood out as rigid as a spar.
headland
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
Jeremy
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
just
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
larboard
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
lofty
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
long
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
loose-footed
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
low
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
master
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
masts
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
mean
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
miles
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
mischief
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
moderated
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
narrow
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
nearly
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
night
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading She flew no colours, but from the foremast head a long streamer stood out as rigid as a spar.
now
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
off
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
out
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From this reading She flew no colours, but from the foremast head a long streamer stood out as rigid as a spar.
poop
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
presence
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
quarter
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
raining
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
raking
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
range
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
reefed
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
rig
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
rigid
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From this reading She flew no colours, but from the foremast head a long streamer stood out as rigid as a spar.
said
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
sails
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
sea
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
sheer
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
slanting
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
spar
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From this reading She flew no colours, but from the foremast head a long streamer stood out as rigid as a spar.
starboard
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
stations
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From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She flew no colours, but from the foremast head a long streamer stood out as rigid as a spar.
streamer
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From this reading She flew no colours, but from the foremast head a long streamer stood out as rigid as a spar.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
triangular
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
twas
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
two
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From this reading But the cause of the commotion on board was the presence of a long, narrow craft that was bowling along barely two miles off our larboard quarter.
veered
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
waist
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "They mean mischief," said Captain Jeremy to the master gunner, who, having called the guns' crews to their stations, had come off to confer with him.
wind
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From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A Brush with Algerines The wind, which had veered in the night and was now nearly dead astern, had moderated in force considerably, and although 'twas raining I could just distinguish a range of cliffs on our starboard hand, ending in a lofty headland with a sheer fall into the sea.
yards
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From this reading She had a lofty fo'c'sle and poop, with a low waist, her rig consisting of two raking masts, from the slanting yards of which bellied closely reefed, loose-footed triangular sails.
