used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
abandonverbUS /əˈbændən/
forsake, leave behind
From this reading At first Blackbeard had thought to establish himself upon the corvette and abandon the Revenge.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
speak to
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
a cherished desire
From this reading So the wary pirate curbed his ambition.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first Blackbeard had thought to establish himself upon the corvette and abandon the Revenge.
BadgerverbUS /ˈbædʒər/
annoy persistently
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
Blackbeardnoun
an English pirate who operated in the Caribbean and off the Atlantic coast of North America (died in 1718)
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
the people of Great Britain
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
capturedverbUS /ˈkæptʃərd/
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
corvettenounUS /kɔːrˈvet/
a highly maneuverable escort warship; smaller than a destroyer
From this reading At first Blackbeard had thought to establish himself upon the corvette and abandon the Revenge.
curbedverbUS /kɜːrbd/
past form of “curb” — lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits
From this reading So the wary pirate curbed his ambition.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
establishverbUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃ/
set up or found
From this reading At first Blackbeard had thought to establish himself upon the corvette and abandon the Revenge.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first Blackbeard had thought to establish himself upon the corvette and abandon the Revenge.
floatingadjectiveUS /ˈfloʊtɪŋ/
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
ghastlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡæstli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At first Blackbeard had thought to establish himself upon the corvette and abandon the Revenge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
JollyadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɑːli/
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
full of life and energy
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
man-of-warnoun
a warship intended for combat
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
navaladjectiveUS /ˈneɪvəl/
connected with or belonging to or used in a navy
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
piratenounUS /ˈpaɪrət/
someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading So the wary pirate curbed his ambition.
possessionsnounUS /pəˈzeʃənz/
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
presumptionnounUS /prɪˈzʌmpʃən/
an assumption that is taken for granted
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
Roger
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From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
scourgenounUS /skɜːrdʒ/
a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the wary pirate curbed his ambition.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
a special situation
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At first Blackbeard had thought to establish himself upon the corvette and abandon the Revenge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
unitedadjectiveUS /juːˈnaɪtɪd/
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At first Blackbeard had thought to establish himself upon the corvette and abandon the Revenge.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
waryadjectiveUS /ˈweri/
marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
From this reading So the wary pirate curbed his ambition.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading But this would have been too dangerous; the combined naval force of England in American waters would have been united to put down such presumption.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
at the time that
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading THE ADDRESS OF THE LETTER There was hard and ghastly work that day when the Revenge was cleared after action, and there was lively and interesting work on board the Badger when Blackbeard and his officers went over the captured vessel to discover what new possessions they had won.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been such a grand thing to scourge the seas in a British man-of-war with the Jolly Roger floating over her.
