Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

a job or position on a ship

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading "Mornin'!" he remarked briefly in a surly tone of voice to the skipper, Cunningham, and myself, as we stepped forward to meet him.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

although something is true; in spite of

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading "Mornin'!" he remarked briefly in a surly tone of voice to the skipper, Cunningham, and myself, as we stepped forward to meet him.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Mornin'!" he remarked briefly in a surly tone of voice to the skipper, Cunningham, and myself, as we stepped forward to meet him.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Mornin'!" he remarked briefly in a surly tone of voice to the skipper, Cunningham, and myself, as we stepped forward to meet him.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

a period of time or extent

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading "Mornin'!" he remarked briefly in a surly tone of voice to the skipper, Cunningham, and myself, as we stepped forward to meet him.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading "Mornin'!" he remarked briefly in a surly tone of voice to the skipper, Cunningham, and myself, as we stepped forward to meet him.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "Mornin'!" he remarked briefly in a surly tone of voice to the skipper, Cunningham, and myself, as we stepped forward to meet him.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

the ability to move quickly and easily

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

above and across; more than

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading "Mornin'!" he remarked briefly in a surly tone of voice to the skipper, Cunningham, and myself, as we stepped forward to meet him.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

the captain of a small ship or boat

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading "Mornin'!" he remarked briefly in a surly tone of voice to the skipper, Cunningham, and myself, as we stepped forward to meet him.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading "Mornin'!" he remarked briefly in a surly tone of voice to the skipper, Cunningham, and myself, as we stepped forward to meet him.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

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From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading "Mornin'!" he remarked briefly in a surly tone of voice to the skipper, Cunningham, and myself, as we stepped forward to meet him.

in the direction of

From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading "Mornin'!" he remarked briefly in a surly tone of voice to the skipper, Cunningham, and myself, as we stepped forward to meet him.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

at the time that

From this reading That we were not to be kept long in suspense with regard to the intentions of the newcomers soon became sufficiently evident, for the _Kingfisher_ had scarcely swung to her anchor when a dory was launched, and, with three people in her, two at the oars and the third sitting in the sternsheets, came pulling toward the _Martha Brown_.

in or at the place that

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By the time that our preparations were complete, the stranger--now identifiable beyond all question as the _Kingfisher_, since she carried her name legibly painted in white letters upon her head-boards--had passed through the reef and, taking in her canvas as she came, was steering for a berth about a cable's length from where the _Martha_ lay; and a few minutes later she put down her helm, came head to wind, and presently let go her anchor.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Meanwhile the skipper, Cunningham, and I had been diligently taking stock of her through our glasses, with the object of ascertaining how many hands she carried, and we agreed that there were but eight in sight, which, counting also the cook and steward, gave her a complement of ten all told against fourteen of us, which fact caused our skipper to chuckle with satisfaction.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.

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From this reading Five minutes later the little craft swept up alongside, one of our people hospitably dropped a rope's end into her to hang on by, and the man in the sternsheets--a long, angular, big-boned individual, about six feet three inches in height, apparently about thirty-four years of age, with a thick thatch of reddish-brown hair, and an equally thick beard and moustache of the same colour, and attired, despite the intense heat, in a heavy pilot cloth jacket and trousers, a blue worsted jersey, a fur cap, and sea-boots reaching above his knees--uncoiling his long limbs, rose in the boat, and, with a nimbleness strangely at variance with his ungainly appearance, climbed the side, swung himself in over our low rail, and flung a quick, enquiring glance round the deck.