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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 There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
addition
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From this reading The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.
aft
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From this reading The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.
allowed
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From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The longship, or galley, being, essentially, an oar vessel, had to fulfil certain simple conditions.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
Banners
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
beam
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From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The longship, or galley, being, essentially, an oar vessel, had to fulfil certain simple conditions.
Boats
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
carriage
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
certain
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From this reading The longship, or galley, being, essentially, an oar vessel, had to fulfil certain simple conditions.
conditions
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From this reading The longship, or galley, being, essentially, an oar vessel, had to fulfil certain simple conditions.
converted
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From this reading The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.
doubt
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From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
draught
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From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
dromond
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From this reading The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.
Dromonds
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
essentially
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From this reading The longship, or galley, being, essentially, an oar vessel, had to fulfil certain simple conditions.
far
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From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
fighting-castles
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From this reading The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
fore
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From this reading The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.
freight
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
fulfil
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From this reading The longship, or galley, being, essentially, an oar vessel, had to fulfil certain simple conditions.
galley
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From this reading The longship, or galley, being, essentially, an oar vessel, had to fulfil certain simple conditions.
Galleys
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
Galliasses
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
generally
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The longship, or galley, being, essentially, an oar vessel, had to fulfil certain simple conditions.
Henry
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.
islands
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
kinds
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
longship
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From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
longships
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
most
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
oar
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From this reading The longship, or galley, being, essentially, an oar vessel, had to fulfil certain simple conditions.
oars
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
Pavesses
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
peace
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From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
Pinnaces
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
propelled
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
reign
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
RIGS
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
roundships
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
rule
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
sails
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
shallow
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From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
shipping
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
SHIPS
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
simple
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From this reading The longship, or galley, being, essentially, an oar vessel, had to fulfil certain simple conditions.
small
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From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
sometimes
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From this reading The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
There
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The longship, or galley, being, essentially, an oar vessel, had to fulfil certain simple conditions.
Top-arming
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
trader
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From this reading The longship, in peace time, was no doubt used as a trader, as far as her shallow draught, and small beam, allowed.
two
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
UntilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
used
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
vessel
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From this reading The longship, or galley, being, essentially, an oar vessel, had to fulfil certain simple conditions.
VIII
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From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
war-time
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From this reading The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.
warship
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From this reading The dromond, in war-time, was sometimes converted into a warship, by the addition of fighting-castles fore and aft.
warships
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From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHIPS AND RIGS Galleys--Dromonds--Galliasses--Pinnaces--Pavesses--Top-arming-- Banners--Boats Until the reign of Henry VIII. the shipping of these islands was of two kinds.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were longships, propelled, for the most part, by oars, and used generally as warships; and there were roundships, or dromonds, propelled by sails, and used as a rule for the carriage of freight.
