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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 THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
abortive
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
advance
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From this reading The Spaniards, he said, had placed their heavy guns in position along the probable line of their advance.
advised
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From this reading Before they came under fire, one of the guides advised Morgan to attack from another point.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The Spaniards, he said, had placed their heavy guns in position along the probable line of their advance.
AndeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Before they came under fire, one of the guides advised Morgan to attack from another point.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
attack
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From this reading Before they came under fire, one of the guides advised Morgan to attack from another point.
battle
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before they came under fire, one of the guides advised Morgan to attack from another point.
betimes
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
black
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
BuccaneernounUS /ˌbʌkəˈnɪr/
a pirate or sea raider in a specific situation in this story
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
burning
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They set out gallantly towards the city by the road they had followed from Venta Cruz.
came
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From this reading Before they came under fire, one of the guides advised Morgan to attack from another point.
city
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
clump
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From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
Cruz
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From this reading They set out gallantly towards the city by the road they had followed from Venta Cruz.
dawn
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
day
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
defection
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
drums
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
early
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
earth-works
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From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
excesses
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
fell
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
filled
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From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
fire
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From this reading Before they came under fire, one of the guides advised Morgan to attack from another point.
flags
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
flying
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
followed
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From this reading They set out gallantly towards the city by the road they had followed from Venta Cruz.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They set out gallantly towards the city by the road they had followed from Venta Cruz.
gallantly
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From this reading They set out gallantly towards the city by the road they had followed from Venta Cruz.
guides
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From this reading Before they came under fire, one of the guides advised Morgan to attack from another point.
guns
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From this reading The Spaniards, he said, had placed their heavy guns in position along the probable line of their advance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They set out gallantly towards the city by the road they had followed from Venta Cruz.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Spaniards, he said, had placed their heavy guns in position along the probable line of their advance.
heavy
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From this reading The Spaniards, he said, had placed their heavy guns in position along the probable line of their advance.
Home
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
line
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From this reading The Spaniards, he said, had placed their heavy guns in position along the probable line of their advance.
making
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
march
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
monkeys
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
Morgan
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From this reading Before they came under fire, one of the guides advised Morgan to attack from another point.
Morgan's
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
music
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
mutiny
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
near
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From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
nearer
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From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Before they came under fire, one of the guides advised Morgan to attack from another point.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
out
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From this reading They set out gallantly towards the city by the road they had followed from Venta Cruz.
PANAMA
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
placed
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From this reading The Spaniards, he said, had placed their heavy guns in position along the probable line of their advance.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading Before they came under fire, one of the guides advised Morgan to attack from another point.
position
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From this reading The Spaniards, he said, had placed their heavy guns in position along the probable line of their advance.
probable
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From this reading The Spaniards, he said, had placed their heavy guns in position along the probable line of their advance.
red
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
road
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From this reading They set out gallantly towards the city by the road they had followed from Venta Cruz.
SACK
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
said
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From this reading The Spaniards, he said, had placed their heavy guns in position along the probable line of their advance.
screaming
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
set
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From this reading They set out gallantly towards the city by the road they had followed from Venta Cruz.
sharpshooters
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From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
song
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
Spaniards
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From this reading The Spaniards, he said, had placed their heavy guns in position along the probable line of their advance.
Spanish
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From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
tenth
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They set out gallantly towards the city by the road they had followed from Venta Cruz.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before they came under fire, one of the guides advised Morgan to attack from another point.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They set out gallantly towards the city by the road they had followed from Venta Cruz.
trackway
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From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
trees
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From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
trenches
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From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
trumpets
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Before they came under fire, one of the guides advised Morgan to attack from another point.
Venta
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From this reading They set out gallantly towards the city by the road they had followed from Venta Cruz.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
white
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From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SACK OF PANAMA The burning of the city--Buccaneer excesses--An abortive mutiny--Home--Morgan's defection "On the tenth day, betimes in the morning," while the black and white monkeys were at their dawn song, or early screaming, the pirates fell in for the march, with their red flags flying and the drums and trumpets making a battle music.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Every clump of trees near the trackway would be filled with Spanish sharpshooters, while they might expect earth-works or trenches nearer to the city.
