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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 ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
ACROSSprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
aft
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
all
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
anchors
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
Anglo-Saxon
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
Arctic
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
ashore
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
authority
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
back
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
broad
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
bustlenounUS /ˈbʌsəl/
busy and excited activity
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So in the end the _Windwards_ saw us off, instead of our doing the like by them.
carpenter
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
charge
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
coaster
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
dawdling
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
delay
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
doing
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From this reading So in the end the _Windwards_ saw us off, instead of our doing the like by them.
ELVENAES
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From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
end
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From this reading So in the end the _Windwards_ saw us off, instead of our doing the like by them.
European
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
FINNER
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From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
FISHING
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From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
FJORD
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From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
floe
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
gait
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
harbour
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
hoarse
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
instead
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From this reading So in the end the _Windwards_ saw us off, instead of our doing the like by them.
items
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
Jarfjord
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
JEW
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From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
like
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From this reading So in the end the _Windwards_ saw us off, instead of our doing the like by them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
looked-forward-to
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
main-topsail
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
met
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
moments
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
most
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
mud
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
NARRATIVE
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From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
new
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
OBSERVATIONS
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From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
off
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From this reading So in the end the _Windwards_ saw us off, instead of our doing the like by them.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
original
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
out
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
personal
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
programme
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
pull
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
raged
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
reply
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
roll
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
saw
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From this reading So in the end the _Windwards_ saw us off, instead of our doing the like by them.
Scottish
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
see
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
sent
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
ship's
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
slow
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So in the end the _Windwards_ saw us off, instead of our doing the like by them.
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
SOME
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From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
statements
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
steamed
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading So in the end the _Windwards_ saw us off, instead of our doing the like by them.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
TRAVELS
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From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So in the end the _Windwards_ saw us off, instead of our doing the like by them.
VARANGER
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From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
voices
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
walls
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
WHALE
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From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
WindwardnounUS /ˈwindward/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
Windwards
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From this reading So in the end the _Windwards_ saw us off, instead of our doing the like by them.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ACROSS THE VARANGER FJORD TO ELVENAES, WITH SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE FISHING OF FINNER WHALE, AND A NARRATIVE OF TRAVELS WITH A JEW.
worthiness
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
wrestle
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From this reading One of the most looked-forward-to items of our original programme had been to see the _Windward_ pull her anchors out of European mud for the last time before she went to wrestle with the Arctic floe.
yard
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From this reading But the ship's carpenter ashore who had in charge that new main-topsail yard was slow even in his sober moments; and although every one in authority raged at the delay, not even statements in Anglo-Saxon (or Scottish) as to his personal worthiness could bustle him out of his dawdling gait.
yelled
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From this reading We took passage across the broad Varanger fjord to Jarfjord in a little coaster, and as she steamed out between the harbour walls and met the roll outside, all hands on the _Windward_, both forward and aft, yelled themselves hoarse, and we sent back our voices in reply.
