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Every instant the swell was increasing; the boats' crews, though pretty well tired, pulled as before.— The Three Commanders
As the ship rose and fell in the swell, the trees alternately disappeared and came into sight; and, on getting nearer, a coral island hove in view; it consisted of a ring a quarter of a mile or so in width, with a lagoon in the centre.— The Three Commanders
The very next morning the gale, of which the swell was the forerunner, came down upon us with a sudden gust.— My First Cruise and Other stories
He ran backwards and forwards, crying out that the boy must perish, as the swell was so high that he dared not send a boat, for the boat could not live in such a sea, and if the boat were lost with the crew there would not be hands enow left on board to take the vessel home.— The Privateersman
They made but little way, for the swell was rather against them, and the raft was deep in the water.— The Phantom Ship

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