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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A VOYAGE TO MARSEILLES.
able
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
all
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
any
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
ashore
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
away
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
badly
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “You see these things work both ways, Harry,” he said to the cabin boy before the latter set off.
boy
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
cabin
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
cannot
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
Cape
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
cargo
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
clean
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
complained
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
employers
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
enough
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
even
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
fairly
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
far
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
front
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
further
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
gayly
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
go
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
going
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
Harry
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
here
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
holiday
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
home
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
Huntington
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
just
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
keeping
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
Kit
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
large
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
latter
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From this reading “You see these things work both ways, Harry,” he said to the cabin boy before the latter set off.
lay
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
leave
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
Leonard
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
libertynounUS /ˈlɪb.ər.ti/
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
London
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
long
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
look
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
MARSEILLES
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From this reading A VOYAGE TO MARSEILLES.
Martin's
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
moored
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
more
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
much
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
nominally
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
North
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
off
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
office
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
once
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
out
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
own
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
part
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
rate
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
realized
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
responsibility
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
run
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
said
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From this reading “You see these things work both ways, Harry,” he said to the cabin boy before the latter set off.
see
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From this reading “You see these things work both ways, Harry,” he said to the cabin boy before the latter set off.
set
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
setting
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
ship
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
step
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
Stores
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
straight
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
supercargo
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
table
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
take
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
tell
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
then
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
there
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “You see these things work both ways, Harry,” he said to the cabin boy before the latter set off.
things
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From this reading “You see these things work both ways, Harry,” he said to the cabin boy before the latter set off.
think
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From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VOYAGE TO MARSEILLES.
valuable
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
VOYAGE
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From this reading A VOYAGE TO MARSEILLES.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
ways
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From this reading “You see these things work both ways, Harry,” he said to the cabin boy before the latter set off.
week
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From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
wharf
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading “You complained in London about not being able to go ashore, but I am just as badly off here, where I have so much to do that I cannot leave the wharf for a week at any rate.”
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Harry Leonard set off gayly for home before the ship was fairly moored in her berth; but for his own part, with nominally far more liberty, he could not think of going further away than his employers’ office till all the cargo was out; and he could not tell whether even then he should be able to take a long enough holiday for a run out to Huntington.
wide
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From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Between being a cabin boy with no responsibility beyond setting the table straight and keeping the cabin clean, and being a supercargo with a large and valuable cargo to look after, there is a wide step, as Kit realized when the _North Cape_ lay once more at the wharf in front of Martin’s Stores.
work
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From this reading “You see these things work both ways, Harry,” he said to the cabin boy before the latter set off.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You see these things work both ways, Harry,” he said to the cabin boy before the latter set off.
