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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
all
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
anatomy
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From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
back
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
belong
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From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
bent
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
blowing
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From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
boarded
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From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
boats
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
broke
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
carrying
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From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
Cisco
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
crammed
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From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
crews
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From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
cruised
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
culled
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
day
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From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
delight
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
Diego
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
encountered
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
far
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From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
fleet
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From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
flight
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From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
forth
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
grief
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
headed
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From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
huge
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
Larsen
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From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
Larsen's
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
Leach
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
lost
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From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
mad
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From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
made
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
men
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
more
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
most
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From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
Mugridge's
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From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
nearest
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From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
new
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
Nilson
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
ocean
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
off
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
out
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From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
own
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
picked
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From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
portion
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
refuge
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From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
repaired
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
ribs
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From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
safe
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
sails
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
San
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
scattered
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From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
Sealing
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From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
search
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From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
set
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From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
sighted
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From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
Smoke
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
somewhat
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
storm
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From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
surgery
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From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
Then
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From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
thick
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From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
Two
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From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
up
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From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Then, when the storm broke, Wolf Larsen cruised back and forth over that portion of the ocean where we had encountered it, and somewhat more to the westward, while the boats were being repaired and new sails made and bent.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sealing schooner after sealing schooner we sighted and boarded, most of which were in search of lost boats, and most of which were carrying boats and crews they had picked up and which did not belong to them.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
wide
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From this reading For the thick of the fleet had been to the westward of us, and the boats, scattered far and wide, had headed in mad flight for the nearest refuge.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Two of our boats, with men all safe, we took off the _Cisco_, and, to Wolf Larsen’s huge delight and my own grief, he culled Smoke, with Nilson and Leach, from the _San Diego_.
Wolf
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From this reading The next day, while the storm was blowing itself out, Wolf Larsen and I crammed anatomy and surgery and set Mugridge’s ribs.
