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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 "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
all
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From this reading Indeed, he and his engineer felt thankful they had succeeded in bringing her round at all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
any
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From this reading Jimmy had had no time to spare for any attempt at decoration during the voyage down Puget Sound.
ashore
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
attempt
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bell
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
boats
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
brine
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
bringing
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From this reading Indeed, he and his engineer felt thankful they had succeeded in bringing her round at all.
C
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
clatter
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
clear
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From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
cracked
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
decks
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
decoration
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From this reading Jimmy had had no time to spare for any attempt at decoration during the voyage down Puget Sound.
down
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From this reading Jimmy had had no time to spare for any attempt at decoration during the voyage down Puget Sound.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Jimmy had had no time to spare for any attempt at decoration during the voyage down Puget Sound.
engineer
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From this reading Indeed, he and his engineer felt thankful they had succeeded in bringing her round at all.
evening
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From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
exposure
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
faintly
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
felt
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From this reading Indeed, he and his engineer felt thankful they had succeeded in bringing her round at all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jimmy had had no time to spare for any attempt at decoration during the voyage down Puget Sound.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
funnel
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
gangway
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From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
glassy
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
GOES
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From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
green
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
guests
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From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
Indeed
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From this reading Indeed, he and his engineer felt thankful they had succeeded in bringing her round at all.
Inlet
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
jet
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
Jimmy
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From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
lay
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
liner's
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
locomotive
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
measured
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
motionless
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Jimmy had had no time to spare for any attempt at decoration during the voyage down Puget Sound.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
oars
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
occupants
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
out
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
P
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
paint
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
peeling
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
Puget
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From this reading Jimmy had had no time to spare for any attempt at decoration during the voyage down Puget Sound.
R
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
rain
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
reached
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
receive
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From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
removed
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
round
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From this reading Indeed, he and his engineer felt thankful they had succeeded in bringing her round at all.
rusty
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
s
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From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
SEA
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From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
see
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
SHASTA
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From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
simmered
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
sliding
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
smooth
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
Sound
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From this reading Jimmy had had no time to spare for any attempt at decoration during the voyage down Puget Sound.
spare
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From this reading Jimmy had had no time to spare for any attempt at decoration during the voyage down Puget Sound.
splash
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
splintered
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
steam
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
succeeded
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From this reading Indeed, he and his engineer felt thankful they had succeeded in bringing her round at all.
sun
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From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
thankful
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From this reading Indeed, he and his engineer felt thankful they had succeeded in bringing her round at all.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, he and his engineer felt thankful they had succeeded in bringing her round at all.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jimmy had had no time to spare for any attempt at decoration during the voyage down Puget Sound.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
tolling
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
two
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
voices
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
voyage
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From this reading Jimmy had had no time to spare for any attempt at decoration during the voyage down Puget Sound.
waiting
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From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
water
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A thin jet of steam simmered about the _Shasta_'s rusty funnel, and she lay motionless on the glassy brine, with cracked and splintered decks, and what paint a long exposure to rain and sun had not removed peeling from her.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE "SHASTA" GOES TO SEA It was a still, clear evening when Jimmy stood at the _Shasta_'s gangway waiting to receive his guests.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
winches
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From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading She lay out in the Inlet, and he could see the two boats sliding across the smooth, green water with a measured splash of oars, while the voices of their occupants reached him faintly through the clatter of a C.P.R. liner's winches and the tolling of a locomotive bell ashore.
