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1  Huck, I'll take you right to it in a skiff.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
2  Tom Sawyer was in the skiff that bore Judge Thatcher.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
3  I'll float the skiff down there, and I'll pull it back again all by myself.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
4  He untied the skiff at the stern, slipped into it, and was soon rowing cautiously upstream.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XV
5  As twilight drew on, the ferryboat went back to her accustomed business and the skiffs disappeared.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XIV
6  A trifle after noon the boys borrowed a small skiff from a citizen who was absent, and got under way at once.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
7  A minute or two later the skiff's head was standing high up, against the boat's swell, and the voyage was begun.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XV
8  They presently emerged into the clump of sumach bushes, looked warily out, found the coast clear, and were soon lunching and smoking in the skiff.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XXXIII
9  He crept down the bank, watching with all his eyes, slipped into the water, swam three or four strokes and climbed into the skiff that did "yawl" duty at the boat's stern.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XV
10  There were a great many skiffs rowing about or floating with the stream in the neighborhood of the ferryboat, but the boys could not determine what the men in them were doing.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XIV
11  He was moved to capture the skiff, arguing that it might be considered a ship and therefore legitimate prey for a pirate, but he knew a thorough search would be made for it and that might end in revelations.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
ContextHighlight   In CHAPTER XV