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At a quarter past seven he took his leave and we let drop our anchor where we were, off Cape Tekke.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTON
They stopped, leaning over a jagged fence made of sea-drift, to ask for water.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPIN
We embarked on the evening of the 28th of June, and weighed anchor before daybreak of the 29th.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFER
After you have repeated the Correlation, then repeat the two extremes, thus—“Anchor” … “Bolster.”
ASSIMILATIVE MEMORYMARCUS DWIGHT LARROWE (AKA PROF. A. LOISETTE)
On the 2nd of July, we again attempted to weigh anchor, but with no better success than the day before.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFER
Quite a number of sandeaters, as time passed, seemed to drift in and out of the back room.
FEE OF THE FRONTIERHORACE BROWN FYFE
At eight o'clock the next morning we got underweigh; but the Dick in weighing her anchor found both flukes broken off.
The night was passed at anchor off the northernmost Coronation Island.
It kept as far as possible from the fort, and cast anchor at the most outward extremity of the bay.
A WOMAN'S JOURNEY ROUND THE WORLDIDA PFEIFFER
In the former case the anchor may be dropped in nine fathoms, at a quarter to half a mile from the beach of the island.
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