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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 As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
aboard
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
aft
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From this reading “Everything is ready, sir,” said Captain Joe, as Sanford walked aft to meet him.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading As the yacht was expected every moment and the services of the diver would be free, the argument carried weight.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As the yacht was expected every moment and the services of the diver would be free, the argument carried weight.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
board
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boat
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
bodies
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
boss
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
caboose
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
Caleb
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
carried
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From this reading As the yacht was expected every moment and the services of the diver would be free, the argument carried weight.
cars
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
charge
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
coffined
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
delay
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
disturb
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
diver
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From this reading As the yacht was expected every moment and the services of the diver would be free, the argument carried weight.
draw
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
drowned
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading As the yacht was expected every moment and the services of the diver would be free, the argument carried weight.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “Everything is ready, sir,” said Captain Joe, as Sanford walked aft to meet him.
expected
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From this reading As the yacht was expected every moment and the services of the diver would be free, the argument carried weight.
fast
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading As the yacht was expected every moment and the services of the diver would be free, the argument carried weight.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
gang
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
get
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
glided
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
harbor
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Everything is ready, sir,” said Captain Joe, as Sanford walked aft to meet him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
inhuman
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
insisting
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Everything is ready, sir,” said Captain Joe, as Sanford walked aft to meet him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
Joe
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
made
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
Medford
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
meet
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From this reading “Everything is ready, sir,” said Captain Joe, as Sanford walked aft to meet him.
men
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
moment
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From this reading As the yacht was expected every moment and the services of the diver would be free, the argument carried weight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
off
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
operations
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
outlying
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
persuading
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
PITILESS
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
purple
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
put
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
ready
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From this reading “Everything is ready, sir,” said Captain Joe, as Sanford walked aft to meet him.
recovered
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
said
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From this reading “Everything is ready, sir,” said Captain Joe, as Sanford walked aft to meet him.
Sanford
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
section
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
services
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From this reading As the yacht was expected every moment and the services of the diver would be free, the argument carried weight.
settled
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
shore
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
sir
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From this reading “Everything is ready, sir,” said Captain Joe, as Sanford walked aft to meet him.
small
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
spiles
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
sprang
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
STARS
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
stern
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
succeeded
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
sunken
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
swung
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
topplingadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːpəlɪŋ/
falling or likely to fall over
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
trestle
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
twilightnounUS /ˈtwaɪlaɪt/
the dim light before night or sunrise
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
UNDERprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
walked
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From this reading “Everything is ready, sir,” said Captain Joe, as Sanford walked aft to meet him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
weight
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From this reading As the yacht was expected every moment and the services of the diver would be free, the argument carried weight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading As the yacht was expected every moment and the services of the diver would be free, the argument carried weight.
wreck
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
wreckedadjectiveUS /rɛkt/
destroyed or damaged by shipwreck
From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
wrecking
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From this reading He had succeeded in persuading the section boss in charge of the wrecking gang to delay wrecking operations until Caleb could get the bodies, insisting that it was inhuman to disturb the wreck until they were recovered.
yacht
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From this reading UNDER THE PITILESS STARS The purple twilight had already settled over Medford harbor when the yacht with Captain Joe and Caleb on board glided beneath the wrecked trestle with its toppling cars, and made fast to one of the outlying spiles of the draw.
yacht's
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From this reading As the yacht’s stern swung in toward the sunken caboose which coffined the bodies of the drowned men, a small boat put off from the shore and Sanford sprang aboard.
