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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 A STRUGGLE AND A SACRIFICE.
absurd
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
almost
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A STRUGGLE AND A SACRIFICE.
annoying
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From this reading The delay was particularly annoying to Brent, whose rising apprehensions had made the voyage irksome and long.
any
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
apprehensions
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From this reading The delay was particularly annoying to Brent, whose rising apprehensions had made the voyage irksome and long.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The ship had failed by less than two hours to reach the quarantine station before sunset.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
Brent
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From this reading The delay was particularly annoying to Brent, whose rising apprehensions had made the voyage irksome and long.
Brent's
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
cable
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
company
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
conversation
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
deal
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
delay
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From this reading The delay was particularly annoying to Brent, whose rising apprehensions had made the voyage irksome and long.
destination
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
dusk
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
evening
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
exasperating
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
failed
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From this reading The ship had failed by less than two hours to reach the quarantine station before sunset.
following
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
Friday
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
give
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The ship had failed by less than two hours to reach the quarantine station before sunset.
health
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
Hook
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
hours
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From this reading The ship had failed by less than two hours to reach the quarantine station before sunset.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
irksome
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From this reading The delay was particularly annoying to Brent, whose rising apprehensions had made the voyage irksome and long.
keep
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
less
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From this reading The ship had failed by less than two hours to reach the quarantine station before sunset.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
made
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From this reading The delay was particularly annoying to Brent, whose rising apprehensions had made the voyage irksome and long.
New
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
officers
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
Paris
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
particularly
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From this reading The delay was particularly annoying to Brent, whose rising apprehensions had made the voyage irksome and long.
passengers
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
persons
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
port
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
pratique
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
prisoners
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
quarantine
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
reach
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From this reading The ship had failed by less than two hours to reach the quarantine station before sunset.
refuse
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
regulation
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
representative
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
rising
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From this reading The delay was particularly annoying to Brent, whose rising apprehensions had made the voyage irksome and long.
SACRIFICE
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From this reading A STRUGGLE AND A SACRIFICE.
Sandy
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The ship had failed by less than two hours to reach the quarantine station before sunset.
ship's
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
sight
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
station
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From this reading The ship had failed by less than two hours to reach the quarantine station before sunset.
steamed
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
steamship
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
STRUGGLE
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From this reading A STRUGGLE AND A SACRIFICE.
sunrise
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
sunset
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From this reading The ship had failed by less than two hours to reach the quarantine station before sunset.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The ship had failed by less than two hours to reach the quarantine station before sunset.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
There
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
thousand
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The ship had failed by less than two hours to reach the quarantine station before sunset.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
twelve
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
two
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From this reading The ship had failed by less than two hours to reach the quarantine station before sunset.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
up
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
vessel
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From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
voyage
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From this reading The delay was particularly annoying to Brent, whose rising apprehensions had made the voyage irksome and long.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
week
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The delay was particularly annoying to Brent, whose rising apprehensions had made the voyage irksome and long.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The exasperating and absurd regulation under which the health officers of the port refuse to give pratique to any vessel between sunset and sunrise would, therefore, keep the ship’s company of a thousand persons prisoners for twelve long hours almost within sight of their destination.
York
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From this reading There was a good deal of disappointment among the passengers of the steamship _Paris_ as she steamed up from Sandy Hook toward quarantine, in the dusk of Friday evening of the week following Brent’s conversation by cable with his New York representative.
