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1534
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From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
20th
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From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading His object was to find a way across America to Cathay.
All
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From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
America
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
April
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From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
CANADA
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From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
CARTIER
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From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
Cathay
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From this reading His object was to find a way across America to Cathay.
chosen
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From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
coast
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
conquer
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From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
country
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
day
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From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
deal
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
Europe
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From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
explored
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
EXPLORES
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From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
find
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From this reading His object was to find a way across America to Cathay.
fished
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
Florentine
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
France
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
French
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
Frenchman
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
hundred
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From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
JACQUES
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From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
known
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
land
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
lands
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From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
large
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
Lawrence
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
made
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From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
Malo
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From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
mean
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From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
men
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From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
miles
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From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
nations
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From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
new
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From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
Newfoundland
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From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
North
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
now
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From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
object
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From this reading His object was to find a way across America to Cathay.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
prosperousadjectiveUS /ˈprɑspərəs/
successful and without serious problems
From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
river
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
sailing
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From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
sailors
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
scene
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
seas
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
service
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
ships
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From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
sixty
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From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
sixty-one
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From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
St
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
States
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
steps
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
straining
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From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
tells
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From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
three
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From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
tons
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From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
tract
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
two
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From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
United
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
Verazzano
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
washing
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
way
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From this reading His object was to find a way across America to Cathay.
weather
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From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
weeks
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From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
western
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwɛstwərd/
toward the west
From this reading JACQUES CARTIER EXPLORES CANADA All the nations of Europe were now straining westward for new lands to conquer.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
wins
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From this reading French sailors had fished in the seas washing the western coast of North America; Verazzano, a Florentine, in the service of France, had explored the coast of the United States, and a good deal was known when Jacques Cartier, a Frenchman, steps upon the scene and wins for his country a large tract of land about the river St. Lawrence.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading With two little ships of sixty tons and sixty-one "chosen men," Cartier left St. Malo on 20th April 1534.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading With prosperous weather he tells us he made the coast of Newfoundland in three weeks, which would mean sailing over one hundred miles a day.
