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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 Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
Andromeda's
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
appearances
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
astounding
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From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
Atlantic-liner
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
bad
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
bridge
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
came
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From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
Caribbean
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From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
class
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
comparable
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
counted
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
direct
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From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
discipline
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
down
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From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
Dyck
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
Edie
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
end
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
entourage
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From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
extremes
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
eye
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
fishing-smack
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
gamut
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
gaunt
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
Goff
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From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
Grey
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
hard-bitted
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
harsh
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
hatchet-faced
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
Hitherto
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
hungry-looking
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
joined
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
knowing
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
lank
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
lean
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
Like
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From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
load
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From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
luggage
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From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
maintaining
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
man
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
manners
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
martinets
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
natty
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
Navy
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
new
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From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
old
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
only
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
other
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From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
port
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From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
promenade
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
quarter-deck
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
rail
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From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
rather
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From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
sailing-master
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
Sauntering
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
saw
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
skippers
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
some
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From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
span
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
spick
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
starboard
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
stowing
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From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
things
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From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
Tromp
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
uniform
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From this reading Hitherto--at least in my knowing of them--the _Andromeda's_ skippers had been of the Atlantic-liner class, spick and span martinets in natty uniform, with fine, quarter-deck manners, and maintaining a discipline comparable only to that of the Navy.
Van
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
voice
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
weather-beaten
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While I looked on, Goff, the sailing-master, came down to the rail to direct the stowing of the last load of luggage through the open port below.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
wife
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
wrinkle
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From this reading Like some other things in this Caribbean cruise entourage, this man Goff was a new wrinkle, and a rather astounding one.
yacht's
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From this reading Sauntering forward on the starboard promenade I saw that Grey had joined his wife and Edie Van Tromp on the bridge, and that Van Dyck and a lean, hatchet-faced man whom I took to be the yacht's sailing-master, were with them.
Yankee
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From this reading But Goff was at the other end of the gamut of extremes; a gaunt, hard-bitted old Yankee fishing-smack captain, if appearances counted for anything; hungry-looking, lank and weather-beaten, with a harsh voice and a bad eye.
