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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 As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
airy
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
Atlantic
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
autumn
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
away
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
Beal
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
Birkenhead
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
boys
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
calm
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
Charlie
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From this reading "I did not suppose it was possible to cross the Atlantic from land to land in four days and a half," said Charlie Leland.
Class
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
cottages
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
cross
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From this reading "I did not suppose it was possible to cross the Atlantic from land to land in four days and a half," said Charlie Leland.
days
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
delightful
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I did not suppose it was possible to cross the Atlantic from land to land in four days and a half," said Charlie Leland.
disappearing
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
down
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
early
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
ferries
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
four
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
GREATER
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From this reading THE GREATER RHINE.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
HOMEWARD
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From this reading THE RETURN HOMEWARD.--ON THE TERRACE,--QUEBEC.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did not suppose it was possible to cross the Atlantic from land to land in four days and a half," said Charlie Leland.
icebergs
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I did not suppose it was possible to cross the Atlantic from land to land in four days and a half," said Charlie Leland.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
land
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
Leland
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From this reading "I did not suppose it was possible to cross the Atlantic from land to land in four days and a half," said Charlie Leland.
Liverpool
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
made
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
melted
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
Mersey
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
midsummer
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
most
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
Mr
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I did not suppose it was possible to cross the Atlantic from land to land in four days and a half," said Charlie Leland.
ocean
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE RETURN HOMEWARD.--ON THE TERRACE,--QUEBEC.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
only
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
out
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
passing
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
possible
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From this reading "I did not suppose it was possible to cross the Atlantic from land to land in four days and a half," said Charlie Leland.
probably
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
QUEBEC
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From this reading THE RETURN HOMEWARD.--ON THE TERRACE,--QUEBEC.
remarked
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
RETURN
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From this reading THE RETURN HOMEWARD.--ON THE TERRACE,--QUEBEC.
RHINE
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From this reading THE GREATER RHINE.
said
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From this reading "I did not suppose it was possible to cross the Atlantic from land to land in four days and a half," said Charlie Leland.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
ships
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
shortest
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
sight
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
steamer
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
Straits
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "I did not suppose it was possible to cross the Atlantic from land to land in four days and a half," said Charlie Leland.
TERRACE
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From this reading THE RETURN HOMEWARD.--ON THE TERRACE,--QUEBEC.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREATER RHINE.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
thousands
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
usually
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
view
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From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
voyage
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
way
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From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The Class made their return voyage by the way of Liverpool to Quebec, one of the shortest of the ocean ferries, and one of the most delightful in midsummer and early autumn, when the Atlantic is usually calm, and the icebergs have melted away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As the steamer was passing down the Mersey, and Liverpool with her thousands of ships, and Birkenhead with its airy cottages, were disappearing from view, Mr. Beal remarked to the boys,-- "We shall return through the Straits, and so shall be probably only four and a half days out of sight of land."
