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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 Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
able
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
ahead
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
all
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
avoid
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
braces
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
close
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
cold
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
comparatively
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
counted
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
crews
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
deck
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From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
down
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
engaged
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
eyes
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From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
fairly
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
fallen
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
fo'c'sle
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From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
foreign
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
forty
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
gained
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From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
gloom
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
gone
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
great
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
halyards
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
hard
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
helm
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
hidden
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
huge
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
judging
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
just
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
light
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
limit
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
line
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
manoeuvre
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
met
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From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
mist
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
morning
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
multitude
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
November
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
number
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
obedience
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
only
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
order
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
orders
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
plain
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
Port
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From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
putting
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
raw
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
run
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
rushed
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From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
Safe
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From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
sail
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
sailing
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
see
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
shouted
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
sides
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
sight
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From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
small
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
sounds
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
starboard
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
still
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
strange
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From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
tack
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
there
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
thick
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
thrown
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
tongue
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From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
Twas
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From this reading Safe in Port 'Twas a strange sight that met my eyes as I rushed on deck and gained the fo'c'sle.
twice
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
two-decker
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
up
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From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
vision
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
warships
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This manoeuvre had thrown us fairly across their line, so that only by putting our helm hard up were we able to avoid being run down by a huge two-decker.
weather
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From this reading In the comparatively small limit of my vision, for the weather was thick, I counted over forty sail, though, judging by the sounds, there must have been twice that number hidden in the mist.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
wind
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From this reading The wind had fallen light, and in the cold, raw gloom of that November morning I could see ahead and on both sides of us a multitude of great warships.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were sailing in close order, under all plain sail, and had just gone about on the starboard tack, for their crews were still engaged with the halyards and braces, in obedience to orders shouted in a foreign tongue.
