captain

• His men had all gone away on some errand, and the fact that the captain was at home by himself became known to some Tories in the neighborhood. —  Stories of New Jersey
• So we had; but, you see, our captain was the man who always wanted to do something better than well. —  The Grateful Indian And other Stories
• Some of the committee went on board and prevented her coming up to the city, but the captain was allowed to procure some necessary stores, and then, by the advice of the consignees, returned to London without breaking bulk. —  Tea Leaves Being a Collection of Letters and Documents relating to the shipment of Tea to the American Colonies in the year 1773, by the East India Tea Company. (With an introduction, notes, and biographical notices of the Boston Tea Party)
• He meant that the captain should be the apparent, if he could not be the real, manager of the difficult affair How many hands responded to the boatswain's call?" —  Down the Rhine Young America in Germany
• They astonished him by giving three rousing cheers, and the captain was again on the top of the wave of popularity. —  Down the Rhine Young America in Germany

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