used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
admiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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archbishopnounUS /ˈɑːrtʃˈbɪʃəp/
a bishop of highest rank
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Arreliquias
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From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
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in or near a particular place or position
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AzoresnounUS /əˈzɔːrz/
islands in the Atlantic Ocean belonging to Portugal
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ballastnounUS /ˈbæləst/
any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
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the lower side of anything
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
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showing who or what does the action
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
capsizedverbUS /ˈkæpsaɪzd/
past form of “capsize” — overturn accidentally
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
cargonounUS /ˈkɑːrɡoʊ/
goods carried by a large vehicle
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
cinnamonnounUS /ˈsɪnəmən/
aromatic bark used as a spice
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
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CochinnounUS /ˈkoʊtʃɪn/
Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
coralnounUS /ˈkɔːrəl/
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
cowardicenounUS /ˈkaʊərdəs/
the trait of lacking courage
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
downfallnounUS /ˈdaʊnfɔːl/
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
being one more than seven
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
empiresnounUS /ˈempaɪərz/
plural of “empire” — the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
widely known and esteemed
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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In all this tangle we must take one thread, with most to learn, I think, from a Hollander, Mynheer, J. H. van Linschoten, who was clerk to the Portuguese archbishop of the Indies and afterward in business at Terceira in the Azores, where he wrote a famous book on pilotage.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
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havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
HollandernounUS /ˈhɑːləndər/
a native or inhabitant of Holland
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ten 10s
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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IagonounUS /iˈɑːɡoʊ/
the villain in William Shakespeare's tragedy who tricked Othello into murdering his wife
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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incompetencenounUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpətəns/
lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
IndiesnounUS /ˈɪndiz/
plural of “indie” — a pop group not affiliated with a major record company
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intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
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conformity or harmony
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
gain knowledge or skills
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Linschoten
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engage in
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
millionnounUS /ˈmɪljən/
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
mixturenounUS /ˈmɪkstʃər/
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
used to form the superlative
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used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
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Mynheer
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nakedadjectiveUS /ˈneɪkəd/
completely unclothed
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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touching and supported by a surface
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
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others
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From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
pilotverbUS /ˈpaɪlət/
operate an airplane
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
pilotagenoun
the guidance of ships or airplanes from place to place
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PortuguesenounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəɡiːz/
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
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plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
rapiers
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From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
reefnounUS /riːf/
a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
rippedadjectiveUS /rɪpt/
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
San
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From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
seamanshipnoun
skill in sailing
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
SpaniardsnounUS /ˈspænjərdz/
plural of “spaniard” — a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
swindlersnounUS /ˈswɪndlərz/
plural of “swindler” — a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
carry out
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tanglenounUS /ˈtæŋɡəl/
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
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plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
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Terceira
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status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
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used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
threadverbUS /θred/
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The _San Iago_, having her bottom ripped out by a coral reef, her admiral, pilot, master and a dozen others entered into a boat, keeping it with naked rapiers until they got clear, and deserted.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading In all this tangle we must take one thread, with most to learn, I think, from a Hollander, Mynheer, J. H. van Linschoten, who was clerk to the Portuguese archbishop of the Indies and afterward in business at Terceira in the Azores, where he wrote a famous book on pilotage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In all this tangle we must take one thread, with most to learn, I think, from a Hollander, Mynheer, J. H. van Linschoten, who was clerk to the Portuguese archbishop of the Indies and afterward in business at Terceira in the Azores, where he wrote a famous book on pilotage.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In all this tangle we must take one thread, with most to learn, I think, from a Hollander, Mynheer, J. H. van Linschoten, who was clerk to the Portuguese archbishop of the Indies and afterward in business at Terceira in the Azores, where he wrote a famous book on pilotage.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
in or at the place that
From this reading In all this tangle we must take one thread, with most to learn, I think, from a Hollander, Mynheer, J. H. van Linschoten, who was clerk to the Portuguese archbishop of the Indies and afterward in business at Terceira in the Azores, where he wrote a famous book on pilotage.
whereby
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From this reading Not content with that, the swindlers in charge removed the ballast to make room for more cinnamon, whereby the _Arreliquias_ capsized and sank.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
which person or people
From this reading In all this tangle we must take one thread, with most to learn, I think, from a Hollander, Mynheer, J. H. van Linschoten, who was clerk to the Portuguese archbishop of the Indies and afterward in business at Terceira in the Azores, where he wrote a famous book on pilotage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In all this tangle we must take one thread, with most to learn, I think, from a Hollander, Mynheer, J. H. van Linschoten, who was clerk to the Portuguese archbishop of the Indies and afterward in business at Terceira in the Azores, where he wrote a famous book on pilotage.
witheringadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
From this reading He tells us about the seamanship of Portuguese and Spaniards in terms of withering contempt as a mixture of incompetence and cowardice, enough to explain the downfall and ruin of their empires.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading The worst ships, he says, which cleared from Cochin were worth, with their cargo, one million, eight hundred thousand pounds of our modern money.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading In all this tangle we must take one thread, with most to learn, I think, from a Hollander, Mynheer, J. H. van Linschoten, who was clerk to the Portuguese archbishop of the Indies and afterward in business at Terceira in the Azores, where he wrote a famous book on pilotage.
