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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 Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jimmy's face grew a trifle hard as he heard it, for she was the _Tyee_.
away
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From this reading Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand.
betokened
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
BeyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
big
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
boom
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
breeze
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
Briton
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From this reading Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand.
burly
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From this reading Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand.
cabin
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
cigar
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
clinketty-clank
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
commanded
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From this reading Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
crisped
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
door
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
eddying
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
face
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From this reading Jimmy's face grew a trifle hard as he heard it, for she was the _Tyee_.
far
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From this reading Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Jimmy's face grew a trifle hard as he heard it, for she was the _Tyee_.
foresail
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
fresh
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
going
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
grew
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From this reading Jimmy's face grew a trifle hard as he heard it, for she was the _Tyee_.
half-loaded
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
hand
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From this reading Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand.
hard
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From this reading Jimmy's face grew a trifle hard as he heard it, for she was the _Tyee_.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
heard
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From this reading Jimmy's face grew a trifle hard as he heard it, for she was the _Tyee_.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
hooked-back
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
Inlet
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
iron
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Jimmy's face grew a trifle hard as he heard it, for she was the _Tyee_.
Jimmy
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
Jimmy's
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From this reading Jimmy's face grew a trifle hard as he heard it, for she was the _Tyee_.
Jordan
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
just
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
Looking
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
lower
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
lying
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
mainsail
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
man
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
musical
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
northwest
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
opposite
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From this reading Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand.
ports
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
PULP
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
red-faced
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From this reading Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand.
reefed
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
rode
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
s
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
sat
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
schoonernounUS /ˈskuːnər/
a sailing ship with two or more masts
From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
sea
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
see
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
serried
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
set
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
settee
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From this reading Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand.
Shasta
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
shrouds
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
side
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
smoke
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
sprawled
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From this reading Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand.
starboard
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
stern
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
swept
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
table
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
there
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
thrashing
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
triflenounUS /ˈtraɪfəl/
something that needs very little effort
From this reading Jimmy's face grew a trifle hard as he heard it, for she was the _Tyee_.
Tyee
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From this reading Jimmy's face grew a trifle hard as he heard it, for she was the _Tyee_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Jordan sprawled on a settee not far away, and a burly, red-faced Briton who commanded the iron ship sat opposite to Jimmy, cigar in hand.
windlass
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From this reading Beyond her there rode a little schooner with reefed mainsail and boom foresail thrashing, while the musical clinketty-clank of her windlass betokened that she was just going to sea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
WOOD
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From this reading WOOD PULP The fresh northwest breeze that crisped the Inlet swept in through the open ports and set the cigar smoke eddying about the table, when Jimmy sat with Jordan and another man in the _Shasta_'s little stern cabin.
yards
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From this reading Looking forward through the hooked-back door, he could see the lower yards and serried shrouds of a big iron ship that was lying half-loaded on the _Shasta_'s starboard side.
