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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 strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
all
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
alongside
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From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
ANTONIO
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From this reading ANTONIO EL CUBANO.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
asleep
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
asserted
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From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
boat
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From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
boat-hook
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From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
bottom
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
bow
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From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
caught
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From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
climate
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
clinker-built
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
CUBANO
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From this reading ANTONIO EL CUBANO.
dashed
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From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
deadnounUS /dead/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
discussions
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From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
doubts
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From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
EL
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From this reading ANTONIO EL CUBANO.
enough
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
evidently
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
expressed
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From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
fended
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From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
gunwalenounUS /ˈɡʌnəl/
the upper edge of a boat’s side
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
head
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From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
Hislop
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From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
hold
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From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
knew
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
lay
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
man
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
man's
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From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
men
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From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
midst
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From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
off
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From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
Others
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From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
painted
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
pale
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
pitchednounUS /pitched/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
preservation
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
prevent
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From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
retaining
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From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
see
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From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
sheered
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From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
skiff
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
some
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From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
strange
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From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
stupor
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
sun
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
there
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
thwarts
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
times
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From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
vessel
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
warm
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
waves
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From this reading As the strange boat pitched about on the waves some of our men asserted that, at times, they could see a man's head above the gunwale.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Others expressed their doubts of this, and in the midst of such discussions we sheered alongside.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Hislop caught its bow by the boat-hook, and while retaining his hold, fended off, to prevent her being dashed against ours.
yellow
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From this reading In the bottom of this boat, which was evidently the clinker-built skiff of a merchant vessel, and was all painted yellow, as a preservation from the sun in a warm climate, there lay under the thwarts a man, either asleep, in a stupor, or dead,--at first we knew not which; but he was pale enough to have passed for the last.
