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activities
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From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
advantage
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From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
begannounUS /began/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
broke
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From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
carried
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From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
check
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From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
children
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From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
confidencenounUS /ˈconfidence/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
dark
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
defiance
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From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
depredation
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From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
Estates
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From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
failed
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From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
filling
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From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
generally
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
given
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From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
government
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From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
governor
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
governor's
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From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
happening
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
held
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From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
hostages
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From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
invaded
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From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
island
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
Jamaica
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From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
killed
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From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
land
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From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
loose
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From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
MaroonsnounUS /ˈmaroons/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
masters
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From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
men
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From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
middle
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
militia
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From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
mountains
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From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
movements
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
murder
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From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
neglect
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
night
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From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
offences
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From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
people
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
planters
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
possessed
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From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
punish
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From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
railed
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
rod
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From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
ruinous
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
said
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
square
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From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
stayed
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
things
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
troops
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From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
west
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From this reading They had one advantage not possessed by the government troops and militia--they were masters of every square rod of land in the middle and west of the island.
western
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From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That night the Maroons broke loose upon Jamaica, and began murder and depredation against which the governor's activities were no check.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was said he had failed to punish offences by the Maroons, and this had given them confidence, filling them with defiance.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In the middle and western part of the island the ruinous movements went on without being stayed; planters and people generally railed at the governor, and said that through his neglect these dark things were happening.
women
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From this reading Estates were invaded, and men, women and children killed, or carried into the mountains and held as hostages.
