1.50
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110
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
124
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146
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
161
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
181
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
1906
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From this reading Sixth Impression, March, 1906.
196
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
227
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
235
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
244
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
264
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
84
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
AMOSnounUS /ˈeɪməs/
a Hebrew shepherd and minor prophet
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
ArrownounUS /ˈæroʊ/
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of “The Voyage of the Arrow,” “The Black Barque,” “The Strife of the Sea,” etc.
BACKSLIDERS
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Barquenoun
a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts
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being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
BLUNDERverbUS /ˈblʌndər/
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
CLIPPERTON
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
CONEMAUGH
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
CRAVEN'SnounUS /ˈkreɪvənz/
possessive form of “craven” — an abject coward
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
a division of the United Kingdom
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etc
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From this reading Author of “The Voyage of the Arrow,” “The Black Barque,” “The Strife of the Sea,” etc.
EXECUTIVEnounUS /ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/
a person responsible for the administration of a business
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
HUATICARA
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Sixth Impression, March, 1906.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
MAIRE
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
march in a procession
From this reading Sixth Impression, March, 1906.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
MURPHYnounUS /ˈmɜːrfi/
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The Windjammers $1.50 The Black Barque 1.50 The Voyage of the Arrow 1.50 L. C. PAGE & COMPANY New England Building BOSTON, MASS.
PIRATEnounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
RANDOLPH
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From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
REEFnounUS /riːf/
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Author of “The Voyage of the Arrow,” “The Black Barque,” “The Strife of the Sea,” etc.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
ship-yard
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From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
sixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
SixthadjectiveUS /sɪksθ/
coming next after the fifth and just before the seventh in position
From this reading Sixth Impression, March, 1906.
StrifenounUS /straɪf/
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading Author of “The Voyage of the Arrow,” “The Black Barque,” “The Strife of the Sea,” etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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TINIAN
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From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
TRANSMIGRATIONnoun
the passing of a soul into another body after death
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
an act of traveling by water
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
at the time that
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
Windjammers
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an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE TREASURE OF TINIAN REEF 84 THE LE MAIRE LIGHT 110 THE BACKSLIDERS 124 CAPTAIN CRAVEN’S COURAGE 146 THE DEATH OF HUATICARA 161 A BLUNDER 181 TO CLIPPERTON REEF 196 THE TRANSMIGRATION OF AMOS JONES 227 MURPHY OF THE CONEMAUGH 235 MY PIRATE 244 THE CURSE OF WOMAN 264
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading _THE EXECUTIVE OF THE RANDOLPH_ I was a few months over sixteen when my father set me to work in the ship-yard.
