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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 Soon he captured a third vessel, which he manned and armed and added to his piratic squadron.

forsaken by owner or inhabitants

From this reading Captain Wyar, of the Protestant Cæsar, as the pirates’ balls whistled over his decks, abandoned his ship, and taking to his boats, with all his crew, escaped to the shore.

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Soon he captured a third vessel, which he manned and armed and added to his piratic squadron.

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

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Captain Wyar, of the Protestant Cæsar, as the pirates’ balls whistled over his decks, abandoned his ship, and taking to his boats, with all his crew, escaped to the shore.

declared but not proved

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

plural of “anecdote” — short account of an incident (especially a biographical one)

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms

From this reading Soon he captured a third vessel, which he manned and armed and added to his piratic squadron.

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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

From this reading Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

plural of “atrocity” — the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

plural of “ball” — round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games

From this reading Captain Wyar, of the Protestant Cæsar, as the pirates’ balls whistled over his decks, abandoned his ship, and taking to his boats, with all his crew, escaped to the shore.

a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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

From this reading Entering the Bay of Honduras, he took a ship, from Boston, called the Protestant Cæsar, and four sloops.

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

having or covered with or accompanied by blood

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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

From this reading Entering the Bay of Honduras, he took a ship, from Boston, called the Protestant Cæsar, and four sloops.

the two together, not just one

From this reading Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

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 Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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

From this reading Entering the Bay of Honduras, he took a ship, from Boston, called the Protestant Cæsar, and four sloops.

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

From this reading Captain Wyar, of the Protestant Cæsar, as the pirates’ balls whistled over his decks, abandoned his ship, and taking to his boats, with all his crew, escaped to the shore.

succeed in representing or expressing something intangible

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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

From this reading Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

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From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

guilt as an accomplice in a crime or offense

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

the men and women who man a vehicle (ship, aircraft, etc.)

From this reading Captain Wyar, of the Protestant Cæsar, as the pirates’ balls whistled over his decks, abandoned his ship, and taking to his boats, with all his crew, escaped to the shore.

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From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

plural of “deck” — any of various platforms built into a vessel

From this reading Captain Wyar, of the Protestant Cæsar, as the pirates’ balls whistled over his decks, abandoned his ship, and taking to his boats, with all his crew, escaped to the shore.

someone who acts as if possessed by a demon

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

a movement into or inward

From this reading Entering the Bay of Honduras, he took a ship, from Boston, called the Protestant Cæsar, and four sloops.

having escaped, especially from confinement

From this reading Captain Wyar, of the Protestant Cæsar, as the pirates’ balls whistled over his decks, abandoned his ship, and taking to his boats, with all his crew, escaped to the shore.

emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design

From this reading Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading Entering the Bay of Honduras, he took a ship, from Boston, called the Protestant Cæsar, and four sloops.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

the head of a state government

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

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

From this reading Soon he captured a third vessel, which he manned and armed and added to his piratic squadron.

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From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

a republic in Central America; achieved independence from Spain in 1821; an early center of Mayan culture

From this reading Entering the Bay of Honduras, he took a ship, from Boston, called the Protestant Cæsar, and four sloops.

clarifying by use of examples

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

having a crew

From this reading Soon he captured a third vessel, which he manned and armed and added to his piratic squadron.

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From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

above and across; more than

From this reading Captain Wyar, of the Protestant Cæsar, as the pirates’ balls whistled over his decks, abandoned his ship, and taking to his boats, with all his crew, escaped to the shore.

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 Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

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

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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

From this reading Captain Wyar, of the Protestant Cæsar, as the pirates’ balls whistled over his decks, abandoned his ship, and taking to his boats, with all his crew, escaped to the shore.

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From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

an adherent of Protestantism

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

located or moved above the surround or above the normal position

From this reading Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

action taken in return for an injury or offense

From this reading Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

transport commercially

From this reading Entering the Bay of Honduras, he took a ship, from Boston, called the Protestant Cæsar, and four sloops.

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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From this reading Entering the Bay of Honduras, he took a ship, from Boston, called the Protestant Cæsar, and four sloops.

in the near future

From this reading Soon he captured a third vessel, which he manned and armed and added to his piratic squadron.

a cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops and headquarters and supporting arms

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

the act of someone who picks up or takes something

From this reading Captain Wyar, of the Protestant Cæsar, as the pirates’ balls whistled over his decks, abandoned his ship, and taking to his boats, with all his crew, escaped to the shore.

impart skills or knowledge to

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

From this reading Soon he captured a third vessel, which he manned and armed and added to his piratic squadron.

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

From this reading Soon he captured a third vessel, which he manned and armed and added to his piratic squadron.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading Entering the Bay of Honduras, he took a ship, from Boston, called the Protestant Cæsar, and four sloops.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

a tube in which a body fluid circulates

From this reading Soon he captured a third vessel, which he manned and armed and added to his piratic squadron.

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

From this reading Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

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From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Blackbeard having, as it were, captured the Revenge, raised the black flag of piracy upon both of his vessels.

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

From this reading Soon he captured a third vessel, which he manned and armed and added to his piratic squadron.

past form of “whistle” — make whistling sounds

From this reading Captain Wyar, of the Protestant Cæsar, as the pirates’ balls whistled over his decks, abandoned his ship, and taking to his boats, with all his crew, escaped to the shore.

in the company of; together with

From this reading _The Adventures of Edward Teach, or Blackbeard._ Seizure of the Protestant Cæsar.--The Piratic Squadron.--Villany of the Buccaneers.--The Atrocities of Blackbeard.--Illustrative Anecdotes.--Carousals on Shore.--Alleged Complicity with the Governor.--Hiding-place near Ocracoke Inlet.--Arrangements for his Capture.--Boats sent from two Men-of-war.--Bloody Battle.--The Death of the Pirate.--His Desperate and Demoniac Character.

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From this reading Captain Wyar, of the Protestant Cæsar, as the pirates’ balls whistled over his decks, abandoned his ship, and taking to his boats, with all his crew, escaped to the shore.