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I see HB copies of "The Sailcoth Shroud" and "Aground" regularly-no one picking them up.
A TOUCH OF DEATH Ed Gorman 2008
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TONY HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: Aground and taking on water.
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For more on how to handle a boat that is dragging anchor, see Part Six, Running Aground and Other Nuisances.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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For more on how to handle a boat that is dragging anchor, see Part Six, Running Aground and Other Nuisances.
Sailing Fundamentals Gary Jobson 1998
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Aground, the huge wings fold downward and, with the help of claws at the angles, give locomotion.
The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978
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Aground, when the wing is folded downward, they produce a “knee” joint.
The Earth Book of Stormgate Anderson, Poul, 1926-2001 1978
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Aground under the guns of Petit Minou, ruined and destroyed; Hornblower could not restrain himself from clenching his gloved hands and tightening his muscles.
Hornblower And The Hotspur Forester, C. S. 1962
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"Poor Ellen Dawlish," said Sam Clovelly, my informant, "once the pride of the parish -- poor thing! her day has long since gone by; she is always worse when the moon's full; but it's a long yarn, sir, and you'll learn all about her and the wild skipper, as we used to call him, (that's her husband) far better up at the" Ship-Aground "yonder, than I can tell you."
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 17, No. 475, February 5, 1831 Various
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Cruise Ship Runs Aground Off Tuscany Coast Some vacationers die as they try to jump from the listing ship.
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Cruise Ship Runs Aground Off Tuscany Coast Some vacationers die as they try to jump from the listing ship.
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