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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 Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
acquitting
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
almost
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
always
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
Arc
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
armor
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
army
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
became
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
becoming
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
belonged
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
bravely
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
captainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Her father was an English captain of a trading vessel, and her mother sailed with him.
coast
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From this reading There were, however, two women pirates who made themselves very well known on our coast.
credit
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
days
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
English
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From this reading Her father was an English captain of a trading vessel, and her mother sailed with him.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
famous
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From this reading The most famous of these women pirates was named Mary Reed.
father
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From this reading Her father was an English captain of a trading vessel, and her mother sailed with him.
fighting
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
frequent
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
gives
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father was an English captain of a trading vessel, and her mother sailed with him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her father was an English captain of a trading vessel, and her mother sailed with him.
history
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading There were, however, two women pirates who made themselves very well known on our coast.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
instances
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
Joan
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
known
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From this reading There were, however, two women pirates who made themselves very well known on our coast.
led
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
made
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
male
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
many
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
Mary
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From this reading The most famous of these women pirates was named Mary Reed.
men
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
modern
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
more
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
most
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From this reading The most famous of these women pirates was named Mary Reed.
mother
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From this reading Her father was an English captain of a trading vessel, and her mother sailed with him.
much
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
named
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From this reading The most famous of these women pirates was named Mary Reed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
other
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
parts
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
pirate
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
PiratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
put
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
really
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
Reed
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From this reading The most famous of these women pirates was named Mary Reed.
reputation
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
sailed
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From this reading Her father was an English captain of a trading vessel, and her mother sailed with him.
seldom
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
sex
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
Story
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
suit
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
taken
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
there
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
trading
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From this reading Her father was an English captain of a trading vessel, and her mother sailed with him.
Two
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
very
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
vessel
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From this reading Her father was an English captain of a trading vessel, and her mother sailed with him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The most famous of these women pirates was named Mary Reed.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
well
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From this reading There were, however, two women pirates who made themselves very well known on our coast.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were, however, two women pirates who made themselves very well known on our coast.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
woman
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From this reading Joan of Arc put on a suit of armor and bravely led an army, and there have been many other fighting women who made a reputation for themselves; but it is very seldom that we hear of a woman who became a pirate.
Women
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
world
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From this reading The Story of Two Women Pirates The history of the world gives us many instances of women who have taken the parts of men, almost always acquitting themselves with as much credit as if they had really belonged to the male sex, and, in our modern days, these instances are becoming more frequent than ever before.
