Sentence: the house was as still as a moored ship , and this was jim 's favorite time of day , when the children were safe in bed and the house was quiet and he and sharilyn were chatting about the day 's particulars , about the books they were reading , about the tiny progressions their kids were making in their voyages out into the world .
Combination: a moored ship (root: ship, modifier: moor)
Property: expansive
Property type: canceled