Chapter I

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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

the part of the day between noon and evening

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

anew

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

any thing at all

From this reading She had been designed by a man famous the world over, and was intended to beat anything that ever sailed past Eastern Point.

surrounding, or on every side of, something

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading Author of "Out of Gloucester," "Jeb Hutton," Etc.

come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

From this reading She had been designed by a man famous the world over, and was intended to beat anything that ever sailed past Eastern Point.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

a discharge of lightning accompanied by thunder

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

done or made or performed with purpose and intent

From this reading She had been designed by a man famous the world over, and was intended to beat anything that ever sailed past Eastern Point.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

lying toward or situated in the east

From this reading She had been designed by a man famous the world over, and was intended to beat anything that ever sailed past Eastern Point.

a county in southeastern England on the North Sea and the Thames estuary

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

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From this reading Author of "Out of Gloucester," "Jeb Hutton," Etc.

at any time

From this reading She had been designed by a man famous the world over, and was intended to beat anything that ever sailed past Eastern Point.

every person

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

opinion or judgment

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading She had been designed by a man famous the world over, and was intended to beat anything that ever sailed past Eastern Point.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

a town in northeastern Massachusetts on Cape Ann to the northeast of Boston; the harbor has been a fishing center for centuries

From this reading Author of "Out of Gloucester," "Jeb Hutton," Etc.

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From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

plural of “handle” — the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it

From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

English cricketer (1916-1990)

From this reading Author of "Out of Gloucester," "Jeb Hutton," Etc.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

resulting from one's intentions

From this reading She had been designed by a man famous the world over, and was intended to beat anything that ever sailed past Eastern Point.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

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From this reading Author of "Out of Gloucester," "Jeb Hutton," Etc.

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading She had been designed by a man famous the world over, and was intended to beat anything that ever sailed past Eastern Point.

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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process

From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

a form of address for a man

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Author of "Out of Gloucester," "Jeb Hutton," Etc.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

and nothing more

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Author of "Out of Gloucester," "Jeb Hutton," Etc.

above and across; more than

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

the time that has elapsed

From this reading She had been designed by a man famous the world over, and was intended to beat anything that ever sailed past Eastern Point.

cover with planks

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

a geometric element that has position but no extension

From this reading She had been designed by a man famous the world over, and was intended to beat anything that ever sailed past Eastern Point.

To recall to mind.

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)

From this reading She had been designed by a man famous the world over, and was intended to beat anything that ever sailed past Eastern Point.

plural of “sail” — a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel

From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

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From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

plural of “son” — a male human offspring

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

make square

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

a frame that supports a boat while it is under construction

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

required or under orders

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

past form of “tow” — drag behind

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading She certainly was a great-looking model of a vessel, and "If she only sails and handles half so well as she looks, she'll do for me," said Maurice.

during the time that

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading There was not a bolt or a plank or a seam in her whole hull, not a square inch inside or out, that he had not been over half a dozen times while she was on the stocks; but now he had to look her over again, and as he looked his eyes took on a shine.

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From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading She had been designed by a man famous the world over, and was intended to beat anything that ever sailed past Eastern Point.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Charles Scribner's Sons New York 1910 It was only a few days before this that the new vessel of Mr. Withrow's, built by him, as everybody supposed, for Maurice Blake, had been towed around from Essex, and I remember how Maurice stood on the dock that afternoon and looked her over.