used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
AfricanadjectiveUS /ˈæfrəkən/
of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
in addition
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Our voyage to the West Coast was unchequered by any incident.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Our voyage to the West Coast was unchequered by any incident.
Caillaud
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From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
CapenounUS /keɪp/
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
chiefsnounUS /tʃiːfs/
plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Our voyage to the West Coast was unchequered by any incident.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
dealingsnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋz/
social or verbal interchange (usually followed by “with”)
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
plural of “good” — benefit
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
head-quarters
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From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
hoveverbUS /hoʊv/
inflected form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
a single distinct event
From this reading Our voyage to the West Coast was unchequered by any incident.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
LeonenounUS /liˈoʊn/
the basic unit of money in Sierra Leone; equal to 100 cents
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
MadeiranounUS /məˈdɪrə/
a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
attach to a support
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
information about recent and important events
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
notoriousadjectiveUS /noʊˈtɔːriəs/
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our voyage to the West Coast was unchequered by any incident.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
paymentnounUS /ˈpeɪmənt/
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
bring forth or yield
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
reliedverbUS /rɪˈlaɪd/
inflected form of “rely” — have faith or confidence in
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
scareverbUS /sker/
cause fear in
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
schoonersnounUS /ˈskuːnərz/
plural of “schooner” — a large beer glass
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
SierranounUS /siˈerə/
a range of mountains (usually with jagged peaks and irregular outline)
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
sightingnounUS /ˈsaɪtɪŋ/
the act of observing
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
slave-trader
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From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
slave-traders
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From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
Solymah
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From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
in the near future
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
Teneriffe
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From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our voyage to the West Coast was unchequered by any incident.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our voyage to the West Coast was unchequered by any incident.
tradedverbUS /ˈtreɪdɪd/
past form of “trade” — engage in the trade of
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
unchequered
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From this reading Our voyage to the West Coast was unchequered by any incident.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading UNPLEASANT NEWS.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
Verde
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From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading Our voyage to the West Coast was unchequered by any incident.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our voyage to the West Coast was unchequered by any incident.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The next place off which we anchored was Cape Mount, where Captain Caillaud, a notorious slave-trader, had his head-quarters, and where our appearance at first caused a scare on board two Spanish schooners which were lying there, and which, as soon as we hove in sight, made sail and got under way.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading Our voyage to the West Coast was unchequered by any incident.
in or at the place that
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We ran past Madeira and Teneriffe, and sighting Cape Verde and Sierra Leone, we first anchored off Solymah, a place on the African coast, where my father left some goods on trust, the country produce in payment for which was to be ready for us on our return.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The chiefs with whom he traded, he said, could be thoroughly relied on, though they also had many dealings with slave-traders.
