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18
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From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The three of us—my two brothers and myself—had crossed over to the islands about two o’clock P.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
all
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
blew
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From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
breeze
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
brightly
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
brothers
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From this reading “The three of us—my two brothers and myself—had crossed over to the islands about two o’clock P.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
came
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From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
crossed
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From this reading “The three of us—my two brothers and myself—had crossed over to the islands about two o’clock P.
day
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From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
eight
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From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
fish
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From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
follow
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
foreseen
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
forget
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From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
gentle
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “The three of us—my two brothers and myself—had crossed over to the islands about two o’clock P.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
heavens
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From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
home
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From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
hurricane
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From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
indeed
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
islands
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From this reading “The three of us—my two brothers and myself—had crossed over to the islands about two o’clock P.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
July
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From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
just
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From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
knew
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From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
known
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From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
late
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
loaded
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From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
M
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From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
more
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From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
most
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From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The three of us—my two brothers and myself—had crossed over to the islands about two o’clock P.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “The three of us—my two brothers and myself—had crossed over to the islands about two o’clock P.
nearly
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From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
o'clock
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From this reading “The three of us—my two brothers and myself—had crossed over to the islands about two o’clock P.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
oldest
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
out
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From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading “The three of us—my two brothers and myself—had crossed over to the islands about two o’clock P.
P
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From this reading “The three of us—my two brothers and myself—had crossed over to the islands about two o’clock P.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
people
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From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
plenty
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From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
remarked
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From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
seaman
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
seven
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From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
shone
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
slack
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From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
smack
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From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
soon
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From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
south-west
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
started
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From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
steady
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
Ström
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From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
sun
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
tenthnounUS /tenθ/
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
there
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From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
three
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From this reading “The three of us—my two brothers and myself—had crossed over to the islands about two o’clock P.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
two
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From this reading “The three of us—my two brothers and myself—had crossed over to the islands about two o’clock P.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
watch
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From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
water
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From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading M., and had soon nearly loaded the smack with fine fish, which, we all remarked, were more plenty that day than we had ever known them.
world
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From this reading It was on the tenth day of July, 18—, a day which the people of this part of the world will never forget—for it was one in which blew the most terrible hurricane that ever came out of the heavens.
worst
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From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was just seven, by my watch, when we weighed and started for home, so as to make the worst of the Ström at slack water, which we knew would be at eight.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet all the morning, and indeed until late in the afternoon, there was a gentle and steady breeze from the south-west, while the sun shone brightly, so that the oldest seaman among us could not have foreseen what was to follow.
