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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 Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
all
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From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
ALTON
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE DUST OF CONFLICT," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," ETC.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
anchor
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
archipelago
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
Austin
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
AUTHOR
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE DUST OF CONFLICT," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," ETC.
bananas
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
boarded
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
camels
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
Canary
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
carried
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
CATTLE-BARON'S
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE DUST OF CONFLICT," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," ETC.
CONFLICT
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE DUST OF CONFLICT," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," ETC.
Cruz
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
Cuban
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
DAUGHTER
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE DUST OF CONFLICT," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," ETC.
declared
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
document
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
DUST
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE DUST OF CONFLICT," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," ETC.
English
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
Englishman
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From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
Estremedura
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
ETC
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE DUST OF CONFLICT," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," ETC.
evening
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
favoured
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
gracious
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
Grand
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
heave
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
heavily
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
intents
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From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
islands
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
King
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
Las
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
lay
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
mail
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
mail-boat
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
means
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From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
moon-lit
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
much
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From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
mules
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
Now
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
o'clock
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE DUST OF CONFLICT," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," ETC.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
onions
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
Palma
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
Palmas
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
permission
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
pocket
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
PRAIRIE
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE DUST OF CONFLICT," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," ETC.
purposes
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From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
purser
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From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
roadstead
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
rolling
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
round
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
Santa
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
seasick
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
seven
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
sobrecargo
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
SOMASCO
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE DUST OF CONFLICT," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," ETC.
Spain
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
Spanish
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From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
steamer
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From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE DUST OF CONFLICT," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," ETC.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sobrecargo means much the same thing as purser, and Austin was an Englishman, though the _Estremedura_ was to all intents and purposes a Spanish steamer.
tomatoes
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
tourists
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
traded
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From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
WINSTON
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From this reading AUTHOR OF "ALTON OF SOMASCO," "THE CATTLE-BARON'S DAUGHTER," "THE DUST OF CONFLICT," "WINSTON OF THE PRAIRIE," ETC.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She traded round the islands of the Canary archipelago with mules and camels, tomatoes, bananas, onions, and seasick English tourists, as fortune favoured her.
worked
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From this reading It was about seven o'clock in the evening when sobrecargo Austin boarded the little mail-boat _Estremedura_ as she lay rolling at anchor on the long, moon-lit heave that worked into the roadstead of Santa Cruz, Palma.
young
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From this reading Now, as the heavily sealed document Austin carried in his pocket declared, she was to sail for Las Palmas, Grand Canary, with the Cuban mail, by the gracious permission of the young King of Spain.
