In this task, you are given a sentence or phrase in Xhosa. You must translate it to English in a way that is equivalent in terms of meaning and grammatically correct.

Q: Into yonke yayimnxeke kweyona iqinileyo ityesi, ilunga kwemnxinwa ikona ebiyelwe emva kwemininzi engenamsebenzi ngakwishumi yaye isitrufelwe kwi-engile ebazileyo, ukuqanda ukufuna uphondo lwazi ngobunjani bomnqambi ngosuka nokuphazanyiswa zizinto ezingqaleka elwandle "ukukhokela nokukrwela".

A: Everything was jammed into the tightest cases, fitted into the narrowest corners, fenced up behind the most impertinent cushions, and screwed into the acutest angles, to prevent its philosophical composure from being disturbed by the rolling of the sea.' Lead and Line.
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Q: Intsika enkulu imiswa ngesimiso esiphambili nangeentambo ezimbini zocingo

A: The mast is stayed by a forestay and two shrouds of wire rope.
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Q: AmaGrike amandulo nabafundi zinkwenkwezi bamaxesha emedi, babesele beqhelene nenyaniso yokuba umahluko ngokweside unokuthekelelwa ngokuqaphela ixesha lokubonakala okucacileyo kwesiganeko sasenyangeni.

A:
Ancient Greeks and medieval astronomers were already familiar with the fact that longitude differences could be determined by noting the local time of occurrence of some clear celestial event.
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