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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 He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
afore
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
aft
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From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
all
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
almost
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
away
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
boy
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From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
broadside
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From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
came
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From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
can't
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
clung
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
deck
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From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
deeply
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
deliberately
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
descended
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
doubt
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
etc
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
even
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From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
evidently
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
exclaimed
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From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
familiar
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
fast
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From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
five
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
gauntlet
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From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
gets
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
good
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
got
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From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
half
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From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
Harry
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From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
high
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
hour
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From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
I'll
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From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
I've
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
idee
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From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
imperceptible
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
it's
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
Johnson
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
keep
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From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
look
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
matter
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From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
means
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From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
minute
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From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
minutes
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
moral
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
nearer
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
Now
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From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
peculiarities
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
raising
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From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
reading
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
recognise
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
rig
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
ruminating
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
run
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From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
said
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From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
sails
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
sartain
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
satisfied
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
seaman
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
seated
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From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
see
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From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
seems
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
seen
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
sees
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
shape
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
signs
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
some'at
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
sort
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
tell
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From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
that's
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From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
then
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
there
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
There's
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
think
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From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
topsail
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
two
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From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
villain
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
we're
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From this reading "I see her, I see her," he exclaimed; "we're raising her fast, Harry, my boy; and in another half hour or so we shall see her from the deck."
weather-gage
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From this reading And I've an idee that, if anything, it's _we_ that's got the weather-gage; and if so, by all means keep it, even if we has to run the gauntlet of her broadside for a minute or two.
went
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
world
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
yard
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From this reading He then went as high as the yard of the topsail, and clung there for a good five minutes, reading all the signs which a seaman sees in the almost imperceptible peculiarities of rig, shape of sails, etc. Having satisfied himself, he descended deliberately to the deck, evidently ruminating deeply.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Now I'll tell ye what I think of the matter, Harry," said he, as he came aft and seated himself beside me.
yonder
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From this reading "There's a familiar sort of a look with that craft away yonder; I seems to recognise her as some'at I've seen afore; and I've no moral doubt in the world but what it's that villain Johnson, although we can't be _sartain_ of it until we gets a nearer look at her.
