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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 THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
accord
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
afterguard
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
all
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
anchor
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
apprentices
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
asleep
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
awake
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
awakened
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
bad
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From this reading It would have been bad form.
BEAVER
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
Beaver's
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been bad form.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
best
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
Bill
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
board
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
boat
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
bows
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
call
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
capsized
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
comparatively
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
dawn
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
days
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
dinghy
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
downtide
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
dropped
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
dropping
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
ebbnounUS /ɛb/
the movement of the tide away from the land
From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
enough
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
fairwaynounUS /ˈfɛrweɪ/
a navigable part of a river, harbor, or sea route
From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
far
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
fast
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
finding
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
flood
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
form
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From this reading It would have been bad form.
foul
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
Fright
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
got
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
Gravesend
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
half-seas
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
haste
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been bad form.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
hoisted
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been bad form.
join
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
joyful
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
keep
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
less
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
light
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
mariners
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
mate
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
more
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
Nore
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
off
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
officers
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
other
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
own
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
posted
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
riding
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
sailing-ship
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
seamen
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
self-respecting
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
served
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
ship's
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
shipped
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
strong
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
swept
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From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
then
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
two
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From this reading They dropped anchor on the Nore, hoisted a riding light, and posted two comparatively sober apprentices to keep each other awake and call the mate at dawn.
up
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
vessel
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From this reading So, having shipped her joyful mariners, the _Beaver's_ officers and the afterguard, not more than half-seas over, got the vessel off from Gravesend as best they could, dropping downtide so far as the ebb served, then brought her up in the fairway.
VOYAGE
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From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bill Fright, being fast asleep in his dinghy, was swept up by the strong flood, and awakened in haste on finding the boat foul of a ship's bows and more or less capsized.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE VOYAGE OF THE "BEAVER" I In sailing-ship days we who were seamen and self-respecting did not join for a voyage while we were sober enough to come on board all of our own accord.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been bad form.
