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1674
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
aboard
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From this reading He came to the West Indies to manage a plantation, working his way "as a Seaman" aboard the ship of one Captain Kent.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been to the north and to the east, and had smelt powder in a King's ship during the Dutch wars.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came to the West Indies to manage a plantation, working his way "as a Seaman" aboard the ship of one Captain Kent.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been to the north and to the east, and had smelt powder in a King's ship during the Dutch wars.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He was "then about twenty-two years old," with several years of sea-service behind him.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
came
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From this reading He came to the West Indies to manage a plantation, working his way "as a Seaman" aboard the ship of one Captain Kent.
Campeachy
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
CAPTAINnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
cocoa
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From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
cutting
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
DAMPIER
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
dull
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From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He had been to the north and to the east, and had smelt powder in a King's ship during the Dutch wars.
Dutch
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From this reading He had been to the north and to the east, and had smelt powder in a King's ship during the Dutch wars.
east
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From this reading He had been to the north and to the east, and had smelt powder in a King's ship during the Dutch wars.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
full
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From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was "then about twenty-two years old," with several years of sea-service behind him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was "then about twenty-two years old," with several years of sea-service behind him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He came to the West Indies to manage a plantation, working his way "as a Seaman" aboard the ship of one Captain Kent.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
Indies
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
island
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From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
jolly
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From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
Kent
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From this reading He came to the West Indies to manage a plantation, working his way "as a Seaman" aboard the ship of one Captain Kent.
King's
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From this reading He had been to the north and to the east, and had smelt powder in a King's ship during the Dutch wars.
Logwood
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
man
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
manage
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From this reading He came to the West Indies to manage a plantation, working his way "as a Seaman" aboard the ship of one Captain Kent.
march
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
Maria
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
north
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From this reading He had been to the north and to the east, and had smelt powder in a King's ship during the Dutch wars.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
old
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From this reading He was "then about twenty-two years old," with several years of sea-service behind him.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He came to the West Indies to manage a plantation, working his way "as a Seaman" aboard the ship of one Captain Kent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
Panama
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
plantation
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From this reading He came to the West Indies to manage a plantation, working his way "as a Seaman" aboard the ship of one Captain Kent.
Planting
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From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
powder
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From this reading He had been to the north and to the east, and had smelt powder in a King's ship during the Dutch wars.
proved
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From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
roving
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
sack
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
Santa
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
sea-service
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From this reading He was "then about twenty-two years old," with several years of sea-service behind him.
Seaman
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From this reading He came to the West Indies to manage a plantation, working his way "as a Seaman" aboard the ship of one Captain Kent.
several
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From this reading He was "then about twenty-two years old," with several years of sea-service behind him.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He had been to the north and to the east, and had smelt powder in a King's ship during the Dutch wars.
sinners
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From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
Sixteen-Mile
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From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
smelt
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From this reading He had been to the north and to the east, and had smelt powder in a King's ship during the Dutch wars.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
Somersetshire
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
sugar
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From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
tasteverbUS /teɪst/
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
then
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From this reading He was "then about twenty-two years old," with several years of sea-service behind him.
three
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
twenty-two
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From this reading He was "then about twenty-two years old," with several years of sea-service behind him.
Walk
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From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
wars
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From this reading He had been to the north and to the east, and had smelt powder in a King's ship during the Dutch wars.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was "then about twenty-two years old," with several years of sea-service behind him.
way
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From this reading He came to the West Indies to manage a plantation, working his way "as a Seaman" aboard the ship of one Captain Kent.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
West
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
William
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was "then about twenty-two years old," with several years of sea-service behind him.
work
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From this reading Planting sugar or cocoa on Sixteen-Mile Walk in an island so full of jolly sinners proved to be but dull work.
working
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From this reading He came to the West Indies to manage a plantation, working his way "as a Seaman" aboard the ship of one Captain Kent.
years
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From this reading CAPTAIN DAMPIER Campeachy--Logwood cutting--The march to Santa Maria William Dampier, a Somersetshire man, who had a taste for roving, went to the West Indies for the first time in 1674, about three years after the sack of Panama.
