used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They put about and drove back into the harbor for shelter in the very nick of time.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
Arbuthnot
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From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They put about and drove back into the harbor for shelter in the very nick of time.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
bargainnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
Blackbeard's
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From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
boatswainnounUS /ˈboʊtsweɪn/
a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of other seamen
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
dearly loved
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
detainedverbUS /dɪˈteɪnd/
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading They put about and drove back into the harbor for shelter in the very nick of time.
endeavoredverbUS /ɪnˈdevərd/
past form of “endeavor” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
errandnounUS /ˈerənd/
a short trip that is taken in the performance of a necessary task or mission
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
fever-smitten
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From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
FORBES
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From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
grizzledadjectiveUS /ˈɡrɪzəld/
having dark hairs mixed with grey or white
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading They put about and drove back into the harbor for shelter in the very nick of time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
honorableadjectiveUS /ˈɑːnərəbəl/
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
hostagesnounUS /ˈhɑːstədʒəz/
plural of “hostage” — a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
humiliatingadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/
causing awareness of your shortcomings
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They put about and drove back into the harbor for shelter in the very nick of time.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
medicinesnounUS /ˈmedəsənz/
plural of “medicine” — the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
used to form the superlative
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
MOURNSverbUS /mɔːrnz/
third-person singular of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
nickverbUS /nɪk/
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading They put about and drove back into the harbor for shelter in the very nick of time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
performverbUS /pərˈfɔːrm/
carry out or perform an action
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
piratesnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
PlymouthnounUS /ˈplɪməθ/
a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
portentsnounUS /ˈpɔːrtents/
plural of “portent” — a sign of something about to happen
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They put about and drove back into the harbor for shelter in the very nick of time.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
roguesnounUS /roʊɡz/
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
scarredadjectiveUS /skɑːrd/
deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
seamennounUS /ˈsiːmən/
plural of “seaman” — a man who serves as a sailor
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading They put about and drove back into the harbor for shelter in the very nick of time.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
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 PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They put about and drove back into the harbor for shelter in the very nick of time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
threateningadjectiveUS /ˈθretənɪŋ/
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
tillernounUS /ˈtɪlər/
a shoot that sprouts from the base of a grass
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
precisely as stated
From this reading They put about and drove back into the harbor for shelter in the very nick of time.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PETER FORBES MOURNS HIS NEPHEW IT seems a long time, in the course of this story, since the honorable Secretary of the Council, Mr. Peter Arbuthnot Forbes, was forced to sail in to Charles Town from the _Plymouth Adventure_ on that most humiliating errand of finding medicines for Blackbeard's fever-smitten rogues.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
at the time that
From this reading For the sake of his own dear nephew and the other hostages detained on board, he had endeavored to perform his bargain and was returning across the bar when the threatening clouds and other portents of a violent storm caused the seamen to lose heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading These were pirates from Blackbeard's crew, it may be recalled, with his grizzled, scarred boatswain at the tiller.
