Chapter I

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

surprising greatly

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

an industrial center and the nominal capital of the Netherlands; center of the diamond-cutting industry; seat of an important stock exchange; known for its canals and art museum

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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

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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

any thing at all

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established as genuine

From this reading And yet these incidents seem to be well authenticated.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

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a hat tied under the chin

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

United States outlaw who was said to have killed 21 men (1859-1881)

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading 8vo, Boston, 1855; with many other pamphlets, encyclopædias, and secondary works.

plural of “buccaneer” — someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

have or possess in combination

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

gotten under control

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

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

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

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

someone who acts as if possessed by a demon

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

a word used in exclamations of confusion

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

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From this reading 8vo, Boston, 1855; with many other pamphlets, encyclopædias, and secondary works.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

excessive intolerance of opposing views

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

plural of “feat” — a notable achievement

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

plural of “fiend” — a cruel wicked and inhuman person

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

set up or found

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showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

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

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

the aggregate of past events

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

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characteristic of humanity

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

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

From this reading See https:// There can scarcely anything be found in the literature of our language, more wild and wonderful, than the narrative contained in this volume.

plural of “incident” — a single distinct event

From this reading And yet these incidents seem to be well authenticated.

free from evil or guilt

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

possessive form of “johnson” — English writer and lexicographer (1709-1784)

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

Scottish sea captain who was hired to protect British shipping in the Indian Ocean and then was accused of piracy and hanged (1645-1701)

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading See https:// There can scarcely anything be found in the literature of our language, more wild and wonderful, than the narrative contained in this volume.

creative writing of recognized artistic value

From this reading See https:// There can scarcely anything be found in the literature of our language, more wild and wonderful, than the narrative contained in this volume.

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From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

Spaniard and Roman Catholic theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus; a leading opponent of the Reformation (1491-1556)

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

most important element

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading 8vo, Boston, 1855; with many other pamphlets, encyclopædias, and secondary works.

the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

an indefinitely short time

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

plural of “monarch” — a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

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United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

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From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

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belonging to the speaker and others

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plural of “pamphlet” — a small book usually having a paper cover

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the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

be equal to in quality or ability

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

only a very short time before

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being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate

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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See https:// There can scarcely anything be found in the literature of our language, more wild and wonderful, than the narrative contained in this volume.

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading And yet these incidents seem to be well authenticated.

term of address for a man

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

past form of “surpass” — distinguish oneself

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

a scolding nagging bad-tempered woman

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading See https:// There can scarcely anything be found in the literature of our language, more wild and wonderful, than the narrative contained in this volume.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

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

From this reading See https:// There can scarcely anything be found in the literature of our language, more wild and wonderful, than the narrative contained in this volume.

in or at that place or location

From this reading See https:// There can scarcely anything be found in the literature of our language, more wild and wonderful, than the narrative contained in this volume.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading And yet these incidents seem to be well authenticated.

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

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

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

From this reading And yet these incidents seem to be well authenticated.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

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From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object

From this reading See https:// There can scarcely anything be found in the literature of our language, more wild and wonderful, than the narrative contained in this volume.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading And yet these incidents seem to be well authenticated.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The extraordinary career of Captain Kidd, a New-York merchant, the demoniac feats of those fiends in human form, Bonnet, Barthelemy, and Lolonois; the romantic history of the innocent female pirate Mary Read, and of the termagant Anne Bonney; the amazing career of Sir Henry Morgan, and the fanaticism of Montbar, scarcely surpassed by that of Mohammed or Loyola, combine in creating a story, which the imagination of Dickens or Dumas could scarcely rival.

marked by extreme lack of restraint or control

From this reading See https:// There can scarcely anything be found in the literature of our language, more wild and wonderful, than the narrative contained in this volume.

in the company of; together with

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extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

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buildings for carrying on industrial labor

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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.

but in spite of that

From this reading And yet these incidents seem to be well authenticated.

the 26th letter of the Roman alphabet

From this reading The writer has drawn his facts from Esquemeling’s _Zee Roovers_, Amsterdam, 4to, 1684; Oexemelin’s _Histoire des Aventuriers_, 12mo, Paris, 1688; Johnson’s _History of the Pirates_, 2 vols., London, 1724; Thornbury’s _Monarchs of the Main_, 3 vols., London, 1855; _History of the Buccaneers of America_, 1 vol.