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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A MUTINY.
alleged
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
Antonio
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
any
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
assuredly
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From this reading We were among the first who would assuredly be knocked on the head.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
broke
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
certainly
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
collusion
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From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
conjunction
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
Creoles
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
crewnounUS /crew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
desire
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
dingy
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
Eugenie
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
ex-Governor
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
expressing
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From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
fate
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We were among the first who would assuredly be knocked on the head.
formed
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
forwardnounUS /forward/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
gang
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
head
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From this reading We were among the first who would assuredly be knocked on the head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
Hislop
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From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
ideas
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
knew
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
knocked
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From this reading We were among the first who would assuredly be knocked on the head.
Lambourne
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From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
Lascars
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
made
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From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
men
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From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
mixedverbUS /mɪkst/
involved with or connected to
From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
MUTINY
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From this reading A MUTINY.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
Ojeda
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
old
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We were among the first who would assuredly be knocked on the head.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
others
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
out
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
overtake
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
possession
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
punishment
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
rascals
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
rather
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From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
reached
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
revolt
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
signalled
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
Spaniards
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
Spanish
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
Surabaya
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
survivors
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From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
suspicions
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From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
Teneriffe
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We, the survivors of the crew of the poor _Eugenie_, knew that if any revolt broke out among this mixed gang of dingy rascals, Spaniards, Creoles, and Lascars, our fate would be sealed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
treasure
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
two
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
uneasy
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From this reading From time to time Lambourne made Hislop and me rather uneasy, by expressing suspicions of a collusion among the men forward.
unpleasant
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
war
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were among the first who would assuredly be knocked on the head.
whispers
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From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We were among the first who would assuredly be knocked on the head.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The whispers of the treasure alleged to be in possession of the old ex-Governor of Surabaya, and the desire of Ojeda and one or two others to save Antonio from the punishment that would certainly overtake him, if we reached Teneriffe or signalled a Spanish ship of war, formed an unpleasant conjunction of ideas.
