used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Across the Spanish Main, by Harry Collingwood.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading Their adventures are many and various, and include being captured by a famous pirate.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This book, of average length, is set at the end of the sixteenth century, when the English were in a state of war against the Spanish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The heroes of the story are two boys from Devon, a county in the south-west of England.
in or near a particular place or position
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averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This book, of average length, is set at the end of the sixteenth century, when the English were in a state of war against the Spanish.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Their adventures are many and various, and include being captured by a famous pirate.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The heroes of the story are two boys from Devon, a county in the south-west of England.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Across the Spanish Main, by Harry Collingwood.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Their adventures are many and various, and include being captured by a famous pirate.
capturingverbUS /ˈkæptʃərɪŋ/
-ing form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
a period of 100 years
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This book, of average length, is set at the end of the sixteenth century, when the English were in a state of war against the Spanish.
chasingverbUS /ˈtʃeɪsɪŋ/
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
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From this reading Across the Spanish Main, by Harry Collingwood.
(United Kingdom) a region created by territorial division for the purpose of local government
From this reading The heroes of the story are two boys from Devon, a county in the south-west of England.
DevonnounUS /ˈdevən/
a county in southwestern England
From this reading The heroes of the story are two boys from Devon, a county in the south-west of England.
either extremity of something that has length
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a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading The heroes of the story are two boys from Devon, a county in the south-west of England.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
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a social unit living together
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Their adventures are many and various, and include being captured by a famous pirate.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The heroes of the story are two boys from Devon, a county in the south-west of England.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Across the Spanish Main, by Harry Collingwood.
heroesnounUS /ˈhɪroʊz/
plural of “hero” — a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading The heroes of the story are two boys from Devon, a county in the south-west of England.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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includeverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːd/
have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Their adventures are many and various, and include being captured by a famous pirate.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This book, of average length, is set at the end of the sixteenth century, when the English were in a state of war against the Spanish.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This book, of average length, is set at the end of the sixteenth century, when the English were in a state of war against the Spanish.
most important element
From this reading Across the Spanish Main, by Harry Collingwood.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Their adventures are many and various, and include being captured by a famous pirate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading Their adventures are many and various, and include being captured by a famous pirate.
repairingverbUS /rɪˈperɪŋ/
-ing form of “repair” — restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
put into a certain place or abstract location
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plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
sixteenthadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːnθ/
coming next after the fifteenth in position
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south-westadverb
to, toward, or in the southwest
From this reading The heroes of the story are two boys from Devon, a county in the south-west of England.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading Across the Spanish Main, by Harry Collingwood.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
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a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The heroes of the story are two boys from Devon, a county in the south-west of England.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Across the Spanish Main, by Harry Collingwood.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their adventures are many and various, and include being captured by a famous pirate.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The heroes of the story are two boys from Devon, a county in the south-west of England.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading Their adventures are many and various, and include being captured by a famous pirate.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This book, of average length, is set at the end of the sixteenth century, when the English were in a state of war against the Spanish.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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at the time that
From this reading ________________________________________________________________________ This book, of average length, is set at the end of the sixteenth century, when the English were in a state of war against the Spanish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They set off with a view to repairing the fortunes of the family of one of them, by chasing and capturing Spanish treasure ships.
