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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
agreed
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
all
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
away
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
back
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
bag
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From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
beef
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From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
belonged
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
Bill
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
biscuit
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From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
Blackbeard's
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
Bonnet's
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
bow
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From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
canoe
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
chance
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
Cherokee
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
coast
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
conjecture
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
CREEK
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
debating
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From this reading This solved one pressing problem, and they nibbled the hard ration while debating the situation.
descendednounUS /ˈdescended/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
discovery
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
drive
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
else
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
EPISODE
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
find
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
Granted
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
ground
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
harbor
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
hard
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From this reading This solved one pressing problem, and they nibbled the hard ration while debating the situation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
higher
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
honorably
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
Indians
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
Inlet
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
jacket
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
jug
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From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
knew
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
leagues
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
like
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
many
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
men
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
met
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
minds
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
much
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
nibbled
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From this reading This solved one pressing problem, and they nibbled the hard ration while debating the situation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
Now
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From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This solved one pressing problem, and they nibbled the hard ration while debating the situation.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
out
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
pirogue
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
pressing
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From this reading This solved one pressing problem, and they nibbled the hard ration while debating the situation.
problem
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From this reading This solved one pressing problem, and they nibbled the hard ration while debating the situation.
purchased
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
ration
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From this reading This solved one pressing problem, and they nibbled the hard ration while debating the situation.
really
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
rendezvous
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
run
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
Saxby's
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
shock
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
singular
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
situation
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From this reading This solved one pressing problem, and they nibbled the hard ration while debating the situation.
solved
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From this reading This solved one pressing problem, and they nibbled the hard ration while debating the situation.
some
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From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
Stede
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
stolen
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From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
stowed
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From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This solved one pressing problem, and they nibbled the hard ration while debating the situation.
thrown
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From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
water
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From this reading Now they found that it had been thrown over a jug of water and a bag of beef and biscuit stowed in the bow.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Granted this much, it was fair to conjecture that Captain Bonnet's ship was in some harbor not many leagues distant and that he knew where to find Blackbeard's rendezvous, at Cherokee Inlet.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading This solved one pressing problem, and they nibbled the hard ration while debating the situation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
WINDING
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From this reading THE EPISODE OF THE WINDING CREEK THE singular discovery of Bill Saxby's jacket was like a shock to drive all else out of their minds.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was agreed that they could not honorably run away with the pirogue if it really belonged to Stede Bonnet's men, who must have come on foot along the higher ground back of the coast and descended the creek in the canoe stolen or purchased from Indians met by chance.
