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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 But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
a'terwards
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Then, while I was goin' through my pockets, huntin' for something else, I comes across this here letter, and opened it.
actually
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
all
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
astonishment
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From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
bein
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
boy
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
busy
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
cabin
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
Cape
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
castin
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
cleared
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
comes
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From this reading Then, while I was goin' through my pockets, huntin' for something else, I comes across this here letter, and opened it.
cook
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
days
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
doubt
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From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
else
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From this reading Then, while I was goin' through my pockets, huntin' for something else, I comes across this here letter, and opened it.
em
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
fairly
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
fo'c'sle
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
forgot
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
goin
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From this reading Then, while I was goin' through my pockets, huntin' for something else, I comes across this here letter, and opened it.
handed
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
Henry
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
huntin
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From this reading Then, while I was goin' through my pockets, huntin' for something else, I comes across this here letter, and opened it.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
interruptednounUS /ˈinterrupted/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, while I was goin' through my pockets, huntin' for something else, I comes across this here letter, and opened it.
It's
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From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
just
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
letter
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
like
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From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
mate
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
observing
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From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
off
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
opened
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From this reading Then, while I was goin' through my pockets, huntin' for something else, I comes across this here letter, and opened it.
out
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
plenty
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
pocket
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
pockets
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From this reading Then, while I was goin' through my pockets, huntin' for something else, I comes across this here letter, and opened it.
put
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
Really
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From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
reckoned
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
regarding
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From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
schooner's
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
sea
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
see
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From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
shipped
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
six
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then, while I was goin' through my pockets, huntin' for something else, I comes across this here letter, and opened it.
startin
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
surprise
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From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
then
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
there'd
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
There's
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
three
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, while I was goin' through my pockets, huntin' for something else, I comes across this here letter, and opened it.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
warps
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From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
watch
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But just when we was startin'--we was actually castin' off the warps at the time--a letter was handed to me that, bein' busy just then, I put into my pocket and forgot all about until a couple of days a'terwards, when we'd cleared Cape Henry and was fairly out to sea.
we'd
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then, while I was goin' through my pockets, huntin' for something else, I comes across this here letter, and opened it.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Really, I do not know in the least," I replied, regarding him with astonishment.
work
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From this reading "There's six hands in this here schooner's fo'c'sle--three to each watch; and when I shipped 'em I reckoned that with me, the mate, the cook, and the cabin boy there'd be plenty of us for all the work we'd have to do.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you like I will--" "It's like this, you see," he interrupted me, no doubt observing my look of surprise.
