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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 AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
abrupt
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From this reading At last he broke off with an abrupt movement when a splash of oars grew louder.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
attention
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From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
board
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
bridge
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
broke
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From this reading At last he broke off with an abrupt movement when a splash of oars grew louder.
buoy
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
busy
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
came
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
clinking
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
close
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From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
concisely
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From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
Eleanor
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From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
engine-room
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
EYE
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
fading
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From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
faintly
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
fallen
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From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
Fleming
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
freight-car
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
gangway
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
got
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
grew
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From this reading At last he broke off with an abrupt movement when a splash of oars grew louder.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
hour
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
how
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From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
Inlet
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
instructions
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
Jimmy
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
Jordan
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last he broke off with an abrupt movement when a splash of oars grew louder.
lay
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
light
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From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
listening
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From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
louder
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From this reading At last he broke off with an abrupt movement when a splash of oars grew louder.
Merril's
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From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
movement
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From this reading At last he broke off with an abrupt movement when a splash of oars grew louder.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
noticed
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From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
oars
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From this reading At last he broke off with an abrupt movement when a splash of oars grew louder.
occasional
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
off
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
ports
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From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
quartermasternounUS /ˈquartermaster/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
rattle
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
related
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From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
room
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
safely
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
sat
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
saws
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
scream
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
see
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
Shasta
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
sister
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
splash
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From this reading At last he broke off with an abrupt movement when a splash of oars grew louder.
steamed
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
steamer
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From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
stranger
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
talking
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
there
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
tied
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
towed
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From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
two
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From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
up
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
Vancouver
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From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
water
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
wheels
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From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It was an hour since she had steamed in, and except for an occasional clinking in her engine-room, where Fleming was still busy, there was silence on board her, though the scream of saws and the rattle of freight-car wheels came off faintly across the still water.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Jordan and Eleanor were listening with close attention while Jimmy concisely related how he had fallen in with and towed Merril's steamer.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
wide
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From this reading The two ports were open wide, but none of those who sat in the little room noticed that the light was fading.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN EYE FOR AN EYE The _Shasta_ lay safely tied up to a buoy in Vancouver Inlet, and a quartermaster stood at her gangway with instructions to see that no stranger got on board, when Jimmy sat talking to his sister and Jordan in the room beneath her bridge.
