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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 He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
AcrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
all
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
anew
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From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
buccaneersnounUS /buccaneers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had but to mention that "he intended for the Main" to get more men than he could ship.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
castle
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
Chagres
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He had but to mention that "he intended for the Main" to get more men than he could ship.
creditors
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From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
cruisenounUS /kruːz/
a journey by sea for a particular purpose
From this reading He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
Cruz
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
dollars
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From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
drum
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From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
expend
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From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
get
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From this reading He had but to mention that "he intended for the Main" to get more men than he could ship.
glorious
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From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
going
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From this reading He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
GREATnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
Henry
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
Indies
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From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
intended
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From this reading He had but to mention that "he intended for the Main" to get more men than he could ship.
isthmus
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
later
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
longed
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From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
Main
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From this reading He had but to mention that "he intended for the Main" to get more men than he could ship.
men
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From this reading He had but to mention that "he intended for the Main" to get more men than he could ship.
mention
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From this reading He had but to mention that "he intended for the Main" to get more men than he could ship.
miseries
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
misery
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From this reading He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
months
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
more
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From this reading He had but to mention that "he intended for the Main" to get more men than he could ship.
Morgan
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
MORGAN'S
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
neednounUS /need/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
new
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From this reading He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
Old
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
Panama
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
pay
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From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
poverty
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
RAID
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
recruits
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From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
rum
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From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had but to mention that "he intended for the Main" to get more men than he could ship.
shops
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From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
silver
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From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
slaves
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From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
sold
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From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
Some
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
Sufferings
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He had but to mention that "he intended for the Main" to get more men than he could ship.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
There
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From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
up
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From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
Venta
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From this reading MORGAN'S GREAT RAID Chagres castle--Across the isthmus--Sufferings of the buccaneers--Venta Cruz--Old Panama Some months later Henry Morgan found his pirates in all the miseries of poverty.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no need for him to drum up recruits in the rum shops, for his name was glorious throughout the Indies.
wasted
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From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
wine
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From this reading They had wasted all their silver dollars, and longed for something "to expend anew in wine" before they were sold as slaves to pay their creditors.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He thought that he would save them from their misery by going a new cruise.
