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The East Hampton rolled sickeningly to broadside seas, since it is necessary to speed up and make a hundred-and-eighty-degree turn at this point in the operations.
Beautiful Swimmers: Watermen, Crabs and the Chesapeake Bay by William W. Warner
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book mango 418 to broadside seas The waves were hitting the ship broadside (On the side of the ship) It is not common English - it is the special jargon of sailors.
- book mango 418 to broadside seas The waves were hitting the ship broadside (On the side of the ship) It is not common English - it is the special jargon of sailors.
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book mango 418to broadside seas
The waves were hitting the ship broadside (On the side of the ship)
It is not common English - it is the special jargon of sailors.
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The East Hampton rolled sickeningly to broadside seas, since it is was necessary . . .
0book mango 418What does “to” mean here?
in response to; as a reaction to
—used as a function word to indicate addition, attachment, connection, belonging, possession, accompaniment, or response
// the key to the door
// danced to live mu
0. . . since it was necessary to speed up . . . OK if the writer is speaking only of this particular instance on this particular day.
. . . since it is necessary to speed up . . . OK if the writer is speaking of all instances on all days.
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