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1882
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
1886
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
3rd
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
8th
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
absence
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
accidents
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
adventures
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
all
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
American
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
Americans
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At her departure, she had on board, besides the captain and the mate, fourteen sailors, eight Normans and six Britons.
August
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
Ayres
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From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
back
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading At her departure, she had on board, besides the captain and the mate, fourteen sailors, eight Normans and six Britons.
board
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From this reading At her departure, she had on board, besides the captain and the mate, fourteen sailors, eight Normans and six Britons.
bound
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From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
boxes
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
Brazil
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From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
Briton
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
Britons
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From this reading At her departure, she had on board, besides the captain and the mate, fourteen sailors, eight Normans and six Britons.
Buenos
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From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
calms
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading At her departure, she had on board, besides the captain and the mate, fourteen sailors, eight Normans and six Britons.
cargo
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From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
carried
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
China
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
Chinese
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From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
circumstances
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
containing
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
conveyed
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From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
country
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
damage
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
Dame
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
departure
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From this reading At her departure, she had on board, besides the captain and the mate, fourteen sailors, eight Normans and six Britons.
des
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
died
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
dischargedverbUS /dɪsˈtʃɑrdʒd/
released from a duty or job
From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
eight
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From this reading At her departure, she had on board, besides the captain and the mate, fourteen sailors, eight Normans and six Britons.
evening
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
far
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
five
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
four
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
fourteen
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From this reading At her departure, she had on board, besides the captain and the mate, fourteen sailors, eight Normans and six Britons.
freight
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From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
full
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
gales
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
goods
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From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
Havre
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
hold
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
immediately
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From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
kept
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
knocked
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
made
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
Marseilles
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
mate
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From this reading At her departure, she had on board, besides the captain and the mate, fourteen sailors, eight Normans and six Britons.
Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
misadventures
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
months
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
negro
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
new
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From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
Norman
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
Normans
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From this reading At her departure, she had on board, besides the captain and the mate, fourteen sailors, eight Normans and six Britons.
Norwegian
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
Notre
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
off
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
only
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
Other
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
out
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
passages
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
place
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From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
port
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
preserves
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
ranging
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
repairs
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
replaced
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
return
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
sailed
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
sailors
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From this reading At her departure, she had on board, besides the captain and the mate, fourteen sailors, eight Normans and six Britons.
sea
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
seas
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
several
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
Singapore
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
six
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From this reading At her departure, she had on board, besides the captain and the mate, fourteen sailors, eight Normans and six Britons.
square-rigged
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
tavern
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
then
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
there
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
three-master
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
tin
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From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
two
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
various
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From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
Vents
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
voyage
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
way
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When she had discharged her first cargo in the Chinese port for which she was bound, she had immediately found a new freight for Buenos Ayres, and from that place had conveyed goods to Brazil.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On her return, there were left only five Britons and four Normans; the other Briton had died while on the way; the four Normans having disappeared under various circumstances, had been replaced by two Americans, a negro, and a Norwegian carried off, one evening, from a tavern in Singapore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Other passages, then damage repairs, calms ranging over several months, gales which knocked her out of her course--all the accidents, adventures, and misadventures of the sea, in short--had kept far from her country, this Norman three-master, which had come back to Marseilles with her hold full of tin boxes containing American preserves.
years
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From this reading Having sailed from Havre on the 3rd of May, 1882, for a voyage in the China seas, the square-rigged three-master, _Notre Dame des Vents_, made her way back into the port of Marseilles, on the 8th of August, 1886, after an absence of four years.
