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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 IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
ago
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From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
alongside
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
back
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From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
ballast
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From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
black
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
blaze
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
board
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From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
breeze
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
broad
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
came
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
certain
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From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
crisping
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
days
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From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
deck-hand
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From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
eleven
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
expected
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From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
few
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From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
forests
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
fresh
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
go
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From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
got
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From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
grimy
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From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
hold
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From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
hot
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From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
Inlet
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
Jimmy
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
later
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
lay
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
leaning
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
loads
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From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
means
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From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
Merril's
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From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
month
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
o'clock
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
off
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
office
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From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
pine
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
Prescott
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From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
rail
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
ripples
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
s
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
sawmill
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
sea
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From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
shortly
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From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
Siwash
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From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
sparkled
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
splashing
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
summoned
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From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
sunshine
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
surveyor
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From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
then
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From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
TOILS
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
Tom
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From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
trimming
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From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
Tyee
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
Vancouver
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
very
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From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
waiting
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From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
wharf
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
Wheelock
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From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading IN THE TOILS It was a month later when Jimmy Wheelock stood leaning on the _Tyee_'s rail one morning, while she lay alongside a sawmill wharf at Vancouver.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was then about eleven o'clock, and the broad Inlet sparkled in a blaze of sunshine, with a fresh breeze that came off from the black pine forests crisping it into little splashing ripples.
work
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From this reading The Siwash deck-hand had left them, and Jimmy, who had done his work, was very hot and grimy after trimming ballast in the hold.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He and Prescott were waiting for another few loads of it, and expected that the _Tyee_ would go to sea shortly after they got them.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading This, however, was by no means certain, since a surveyor had come on board a few days ago, and Tom Wheelock, who had been summoned to Merril's office, had not yet come back.
