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Example sentences for "went aloft"

  • By this time the main topsail was among the things that have been, and we went aloft to stow away the remnant of the last sail of all those which were on the ship twenty-four hours before.

  • We put on short duck frocks, and taking a small bucket of tar and a bunch of oakum in our hands we went aloft, one at the main royal-mast-head and the other at the fore, and began tarring down.

  • This called me again, and two of us went aloft, up the fore rigging, and two more up the main, upon the top-gallant yards.

  • This called me again, and two of us went aloft up the fore rigging, and two more up the main, upon the top-gallant yards.

  • Rupert now went on deck to lounge and smoke a segar, while I went aloft, visiting every yard, and touching all three of the trucks, before I returned from this, my exploring expedition.

  • Towards evening I went aloft myself to look for land, but without success, though I knew, from our observation at noon, it could not be far off.

  • We soon had the yard in its place, and I went aloft to secure it, touching the braces first so as to fill the sail.

  • Rupert and I went aloft to loosen sails, and we staid there until the royals were mast-headed.

  • I made up my mind to practise it when next I went aloft.

  • That was all right, but I went aloft so I could see the rocks of Cape Ann a mite sooner.

  • I went aloft with my glass and soon discovered four altogether, one much smaller than the others.

  • When the cold-grey dawn spread over the ocean and I went aloft not a sail was in sight.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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