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Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers
Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott • Curated US English Learning Edition
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_The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.
The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.
They came laden with merchandise and with captives.
The fate of the female captives was dreadful.
In this treatment none of the men were worse than Morgan himself.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers

Chapter XX

Chapter 20 of Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.
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The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.
/ðə ˈvesəlz wɪtʃ ˈmɔːrɡən sent aʊt tuː ðə ˈaɪləndz ənd tuː kruːz əˈlɔːŋ ðə ʃɔːr ɔːl rɪˈtɜːrnd wɪˈðɪn əˈbaʊt eɪt deɪz/
Line 3
They came laden with merchandise and with captives.
/ðeɪ keɪm ˈleɪdən wɪð ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz ənd wɪð ˈkæptɪvz/
Line 4
The fate of the female captives was dreadful.
/ðə feɪt ʌv ðə ˈfiːmeɪl ˈkæptɪvz wɑːz ˈdredfəl/
Line 5
In this treatment none of the men were worse than Morgan himself.
/ɪn ðɪs ˈtriːtmənt nʌn ʌv ðə men wɜːr wɜːrs ðæn ˈmɔːrɡən hɪmˈself/

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captives noun US /ˈkæptɪvz/

plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading “They came laden with merchandise and with captives.”

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Cheats noun US /tʃiːts/

plural of “cheat” — weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

From this reading “_The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.”

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Efficiency noun US /ɪˈfɪʃənsi/

the ratio of the output to the input of any system

From this reading “_The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.”

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Embarrassments noun US /ɪmˈberəsmənts/

plural of “embarrassment” — the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

From this reading “_The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.”

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Explorers noun US /ɪkˈsplɔːrərz/

plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

From this reading “_The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.”

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Inflexible adjective US /ˌɪnˈfleksəbəl/

incapable of change

From this reading “_The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.”

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merchandise noun US /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz/

commodities offered for sale

From this reading “They came laden with merchandise and with captives.”

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Panama noun US /ˈpænəmɑː/

a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903

From this reading “_The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

along the shore preposition + article + noun counted as “along … shore”

In this reading “The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.”

4,394 times in 426,211 chapters
Runs Away verb + particle counted as “run away”

flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

In this reading “_The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.”

33,506 times in 426,211 chapters
eight days adjective + noun

In this reading “The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.”

2,339 times in 426,211 chapters
Return from verb + particle

In this reading “_The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.”

19,842 times in 426,211 chapters
Search of verb + particle

In this reading “_The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.”

23,278 times in 426,211 chapters

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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AwayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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BeautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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behalfnounUS /bɪˈhæf/

as the agent of or on someone's part (usually expressed as “on behalf of” rather than “in behalf of”)

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading They came laden with merchandise and with captives.

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CaptivenounUS /ˈkæptɪv/

a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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captivesnounUS /ˈkæptɪvz/

plural of “captive” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war

From this reading They came laden with merchandise and with captives.

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CheatsnounUS /tʃiːts/

plural of “cheat” — weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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ConspiracynounUS /kənˈspɪrəsi/

a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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cruiseverbUS /kruːz/

drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdredfəl/

causing fear or dread or terror

From this reading The fate of the female captives was dreadful.

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EfficiencynounUS /ɪˈfɪʃənsi/

the ratio of the output to the input of any system

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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eightadjectiveUS /eɪt/

being one more than seven

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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EmbarrassmentsnounUS /ɪmˈberəsmənts/

plural of “embarrassment” — the shame you feel when your inadequacy or guilt is made public

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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ExplorersnounUS /ɪkˈsplɔːrərz/

plural of “explorer” — someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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fatenounUS /feɪt/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading The fate of the female captives was dreadful.

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femaleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːmeɪl/

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

From this reading The fate of the female captives was dreadful.

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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

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

From this reading In this treatment none of the men were worse than Morgan himself.

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HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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InflexibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfleksəbəl/

incapable of change

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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islandsnounUS /ˈaɪləndz/

plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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ladenadjectiveUS /ˈleɪdən/

filled with a great quantity

From this reading They came laden with merchandise and with captives.

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MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/

march in a procession

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading In this treatment none of the men were worse than Morgan himself.

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merchandisenounUS /ˈmɜːrtʃəndaɪz/

commodities offered for sale

From this reading They came laden with merchandise and with captives.

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MorgannounUS /ˈmɔːrɡən/

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

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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nonepronounUS /nʌn/

not one, and not any

From this reading In this treatment none of the men were worse than Morgan himself.

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Obduracynoun

resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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PanamanounUS /ˈpænəmɑː/

a republic on the Isthmus of Panama; achieved independence from Colombia in 1903

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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PiratesnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/

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

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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ReturnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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RunsnounUS /rʌnz/

plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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SearchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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shorenounUS /ʃɔːr/

the land along the edge of a body of water

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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SympathynounUS /ˈsɪmpəθi/

an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading In this treatment none of the men were worse than Morgan himself.

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They came laden with merchandise and with captives.

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thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading In this treatment none of the men were worse than Morgan himself.

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toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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treatmentnounUS /ˈtriːtmənt/

care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)

From this reading In this treatment none of the men were worse than Morgan himself.

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vesselsnounUS /ˈvesəlz/

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

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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VirtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/

Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.

From this reading _The Return from Panama._ Return of the Explorers.--The Beautiful Captive.--Sympathy in her behalf.--Embarrassments of Morgan.--Inflexible Virtue of the Captive.--The Conspiracy.--Efficiency of Morgan.--His Obduracy.--The Search of the Pirates.--The Return March.--Morgan Cheats the Pirates.--Runs Away.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The fate of the female captives was dreadful.

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wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

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

From this reading In this treatment none of the men were worse than Morgan himself.

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whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading They came laden with merchandise and with captives.

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withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading The vessels which Morgan sent out to the islands, and to cruise along the shore, all returned within about eight days.

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worseadjectiveUS /wɜːrs/

(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability

From this reading In this treatment none of the men were worse than Morgan himself.

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Chapter 20 of Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.

What does chapter 20 of Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers contain?

Chapter 20 holds 132 sentences of Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 20 of Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 132 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 20 of Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers?

Work through the 27 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 27 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

Can chapter 20 be read aloud to me?

Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 20 can be played aloud in United States English.

Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.

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Is this the complete text of Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers?

Yes. All 4645 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #50550 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #50550, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

How long does Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers take to read?

About 387 minutes of reading across 929 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers

Words and structures a reader meets early in Captain William Kidd and Others of the Buccaneers, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Https
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Scarcely
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Anything
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