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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 JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
almost
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
Anthea
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From this reading Then, while Anthea Merril held the helm, he proceeded to set the little spitfire jib.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
bareheaded
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From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
big
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
bows
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
breast
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
buried
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
canvas
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
clear
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
closing
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
cloud
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
clungnounUS /clung/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
comber
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
COMMAND
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
contrived
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From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
cut
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
darkly
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
Darkness
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
down
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
drenched
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
dripping
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From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
few
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From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
figure
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
filmy
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
foam
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
gasping
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From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
hair
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From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, while Anthea Merril held the helm, he proceeded to set the little spitfire jib.
held
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From this reading Then, while Anthea Merril held the helm, he proceeded to set the little spitfire jib.
helm
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From this reading Then, while Anthea Merril held the helm, he proceeded to set the little spitfire jib.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
high
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
hoist
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
how
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From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
jib
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From this reading Then, while Anthea Merril held the helm, he proceeded to set the little spitfire jib.
JIMMY
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then, while Anthea Merril held the helm, he proceeded to set the little spitfire jib.
livid
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
loosened
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From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
lost
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
made
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
Merril
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From this reading Then, while Anthea Merril held the helm, he proceeded to set the little spitfire jib.
moments
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From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
narrow
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
oilskins
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
perspirationnounUS /ˌpɜːrspəˈreɪʃən/
sweat produced by the body
From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
plunged
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
proceeded
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From this reading Then, while Anthea Merril held the helm, he proceeded to set the little spitfire jib.
reduced
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
reefs
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
sea
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
set
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From this reading Then, while Anthea Merril held the helm, he proceeded to set the little spitfire jib.
shapeless
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
shift
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
shore
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
Sorata
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
spitfire
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From this reading Then, while Anthea Merril held the helm, he proceeded to set the little spitfire jib.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
streaming
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
strengthnounUS /ˈstrength/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
strip
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
struggle
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From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
swung
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From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
TAKES
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His figure, shapeless in the streaming oilskins, cut darkly against the livid foam as the _Sorata_ swung her bows high above the sea, and then was almost lost in a filmy cloud as she plunged and buried them in the breast of a big comber.
Then
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From this reading Then, while Anthea Merril held the helm, he proceeded to set the little spitfire jib.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
tried
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From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
trysail
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
tumblingnounUS /ˈtumbling/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
two
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From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
weather-shrouds
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From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading JIMMY TAKES COMMAND Darkness was closing down on the waste of tumbling foam, and the _Sorata_ was clear of the shore, when Jimmy made shift to hoist the trysail reduced by two reefs to a narrow strip of drenched canvas.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then, while Anthea Merril held the helm, he proceeded to set the little spitfire jib.
whipping
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From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading However, he clung to the weather-shrouds, gasping and dripping with perspiration for the first few moments, because the struggle with the trysail had tried his strength.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Indeed, Anthea, who stood bareheaded at the helm with her loosened hair whipping about her, wondered how he had contrived to do it alone in that strength of wind.
