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A Book of Discovery

Chapter XXV

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DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.
Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?
History is silent.
Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.
The King himself accompanied Cabral to the waterside.
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A Book of Discovery

Chapter XXV

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DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.
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Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?
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History is silent.
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Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.
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The King himself accompanied Cabral to the waterside.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Among preposition US /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading “Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.”

Another noun US /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.”

Gentleman noun US /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “The King himself accompanied Cabral to the waterside.”

Name noun US /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.”

Once noun US /once/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.”

Party noun US /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.”

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1500

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

accompanied

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From this reading The King himself accompanied Cabral to the waterside.

Admiral

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From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

anothernounUS /ˈanother/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

Anyhow

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

armed

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

Bartholomew

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

buy

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

Cabral

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From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

Calicut

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

chaplains

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

command

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From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

convert

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

Diaz

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

DISCOVERY

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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

dispatch

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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

eight

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

expedition

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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

explorer

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

fifteen

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

find

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

fleet

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From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

flushed

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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

Franciscan

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

friars

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

GentlemannounUS /ˈgentleman/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

given

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From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

GreatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

gunners

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

heart

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From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The King himself accompanied Cabral to the waterside.

History

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From this reading History is silent.

hundred

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

India

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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading History is silent.

ISLANDS

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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

King

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From this reading The King himself accompanied Cabral to the waterside.

King's

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

March

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

men

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

merchants

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

Merit

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

Mohammedans

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

namenounUS /name/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

natural

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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

new

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From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

off

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

once

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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

partynounUS /party/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

Pedro

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From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

Portuguese

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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

powerfully

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

sell

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

ships

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

silent

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From this reading History is silent.

skilled

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

some

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From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

SPICE

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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

starting

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

there

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From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

thirteen

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

veteran

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From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

vexation

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From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

victory

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From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.

waterside

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From this reading The King himself accompanied Cabral to the waterside.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Anyhow, in the March of 1500 we find this "Gentleman of Great Merit" starting off with thirteen powerfully armed ships and some fifteen hundred men, among them the veteran explorer Bartholomew Diaz, a party of eight Franciscan friars to convert the Mohammedans, eight chaplains, skilled gunners, and merchants to buy and sell in the King's name at Calicut.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Was there some vexation in the heart of the "Admiral of India" when the command of the new fleet was given to Pedro Cabral?

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading DISCOVERY OF THE SPICE ISLANDS It was but natural that the Portuguese, flushed with victory, should at once dispatch another expedition to India.