Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

plural of “boat” — a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

fearless and daring

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

the shore of a sea or ocean

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

transactions (sales and purchases) having the objective of supplying commodities (goods and services)

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

the skilled practice of a practical occupation

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

plural of “desperado” — a bold outlaw (especially on the American frontier)

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

being one more than seven

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

all things; all of a situation

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

the act of someone who fishes as a diversion

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

the force of workers available

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

and nothing more

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

To move from a closed position.

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

characteristic of pirates

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

unusual or striking

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

made known or told about; especially presented in a formal account

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

a deep prolonged loud noise

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

transport commercially

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

a sailing vessel with a single mast set about one third of the boat's length aft of the bow

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

in the near future

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

buying or selling securities or commodities

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

lacking pretension or affectation

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

up to a particular time

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

precisely as stated

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

plural of “vessel” — a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.

at the time that

From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.

which person or people

From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

in the company of; together with

From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.

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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.