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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 Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
acclamation
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
all
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
ambitious
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
annals
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From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
bearded
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even people who did not care for him before reverenced him now.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
best
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From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
butchering
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From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
capture
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
care
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From this reading Even people who did not care for him before reverenced him now.
champion
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
circles
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
conceived
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
deed
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From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
den
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Even people who did not care for him before reverenced him now.
disreputable
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even people who did not care for him before reverenced him now.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
expedition
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Even people who did not care for him before reverenced him now.
forth
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
fortified
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
getting
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
go
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
Governor
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
Grand
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
hand
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
Havana
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
head
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
heads
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
hero
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From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even people who did not care for him before reverenced him now.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
human
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From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
ideas
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
important
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
island
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
L'Olonnois
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
landed
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
loud
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
Maracaibo
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
New
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
ninety
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
now
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From this reading Even people who did not care for him before reverenced him now.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
off
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
only
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
own
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
people
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From this reading Even people who did not care for him before reverenced him now.
piracy
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From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
plan
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
received
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
records
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From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
reverenced
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From this reading Even people who did not care for him before reverenced him now.
Scale
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
shores
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
slaughterer
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
society
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
Spanish
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
swell
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
taken
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From this reading He had not only taken a fine Spanish ship, he had not only bearded the Governor of Havana in his fortified den, but he had struck off ninety heads with his own hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In all the annals of piracy no hero had ever done such a deed as this, and the best records of human butchering had been broken.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
Tortuga
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
town
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
up
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
Venezuela
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From this reading Now grand and ambitious ideas began to swell the head of this champion slaughterer, and he conceived the plan of getting up a grand expedition to go forth and capture the important town of Maracaibo, in New Venezuela.
vicious
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
Villany
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From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Even people who did not care for him before reverenced him now.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Villany on a Grand Scale When L'Olonnois landed on the disreputable shores of Tortuga, he was received by all circles of the vicious society of the island with loud acclamation.
