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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
almost
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
backward
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
breaks
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
came
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From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
covered
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From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
crest
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
deck
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From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
decks
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From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
depth
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
dreary
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From this reading It was a dreary sight.
dull
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
excepting
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
fairly
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
gale
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From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
gone
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
hard
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
Hazlewood
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From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
heavy
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
holes
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
increased
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From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a dreary sight.
just
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
lacking
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
lead
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
leadenadjectiveUS /ˈlɛdən/
heavy, dull, or grey in appearance or movement
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
like
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
liquid
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
log
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
Nancy
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From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
ocean
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
out
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
ran
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From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
roll
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
run
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
rush
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
scoop
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
scupper
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
sea
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
seems
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
sharpens
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
showed
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From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
side
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From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
sight
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From this reading It was a dreary sight.
sky
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
surface
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
swashing
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From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
Tom
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From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
top
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
very
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From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
walk
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a dreary sight.
water
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From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
wave
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From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
well
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From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
wet
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From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The sky was heavy and leaden, and the sea was like liquid lead, for, when the sky is dull, like it was that morning, it seems as though one could almost walk over the surface of the ocean, so hard does it look, and so lacking of depth, excepting where the crest of the wave sharpens just before it breaks.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE next morning, when Tom came upon deck, he found that the wind had increased to half a gale.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The _Nancy Hazlewood_ showed that she was a very wet ship, for her decks were covered with water, that ran swashing from side to side.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would roll well over on her side, like a log, and scoop in the top of a wave, that would rush backward and forward across the deck until it had run out of the scupper holes; but before it was fairly gone another sea would come, so that the decks were never free of water.
