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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 NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
AMISS
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
anxious
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From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
armed
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
avoid
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From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
Blackbeard
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From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
breeze
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From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
brigantine
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
chuckled
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From this reading "They take us for a pirate," chuckled Captain Wellsby.
Colonel
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From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
days
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
decided
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From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
edge
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From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
enemy
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From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
engage
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From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "They take us for a pirate," chuckled Captain Wellsby.
GO
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
happen
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From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
heavier
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From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
hour
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From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
hull-down
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
merchantman
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From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
metal
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From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
mood
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From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
MUCH
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
NED
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
odds
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From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
off
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From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
other
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From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
out
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
pirate
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From this reading "They take us for a pirate," chuckled Captain Wellsby.
PLANS
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
pursuit
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From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
RACKHAM'S
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
Revenge
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From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
sailing
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From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
seen
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From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
several
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
shake
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From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
shifted
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From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
sighted
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
small
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From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
stranger
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From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
strong
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From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
Stuart
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From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If, however, this should happen to be Blackbeard in the _Revenge_ they were in no mood to avoid him, despite the odds.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "They take us for a pirate," chuckled Captain Wellsby.
vessel
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
Virginia
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
voyage
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From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
Wellsby
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From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Captain Wellsby and Colonel Stuart decided to edge over and take a look at the stranger although they were not anxious to engage an enemy of heavier metal.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading NED RACKHAM'S PLANS GO MUCH AMISS THE armed brigantine had been out several days on the voyage to Virginia when a vessel was sighted hull-down.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading After an hour of sailing in a strong breeze, it was seen that this other vessel was a small merchantman which shifted her course as though to shake off pursuit.
