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14
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
40
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
afterwards
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
alleged
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
ammunition
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From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
anchor
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
approval
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
arms
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
big
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
Bilboa
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From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
Brazil
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
Brown
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From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
Campbell
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
cannon
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
carry
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
Chevalier's
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
Christopher
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
cleaned
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
coasts
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
commanded
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
Commodore
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
country
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From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
DEPARTS
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
departure
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
Downs
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
England
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From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
expedition
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From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
finding
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
fortnight
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
four
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
freight
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From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
FROMprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
further
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From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
Genoa
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
get
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From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
goods
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From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
guns
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
hanged
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
harbour
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
house
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From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
hundred
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
imagined
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
ingeniously
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
Irish
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From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
ketch
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
kintals
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
Lady
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
later
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
lay
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From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
Layer
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
LEARNS
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
less
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
London
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
lottery
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
Madagascar
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
Mary
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
million
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
Mole
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From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
Morgan
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
Morlaix
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
most
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
Mr
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
NUMBER
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
others
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
PARSON
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
parted
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From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
Patrick
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
picked
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
pounds
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
powder
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
quarter
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
raising
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
refitted
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
Revolution
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
Rome
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
sailnounUS /sail/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
sailed
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From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
scheme
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
Scot
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
seized
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
sent
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
set
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
ships
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From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
small
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
smaller
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
SMILINDA
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
stored
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From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
taking
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From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
tarry
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
then
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
There
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
thousand
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
three
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From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
traffic
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
travelled
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From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
TRUTHS
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
two
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
UNPALATABLE
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
up
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From this reading There they picked up four thousand small arms and a couple of hundred kintals of cannon powder, for traffic, it was alleged, on the coasts of Brazil and Madagascar.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At Bilboa the three ships parted, and Mr. Wogan, taking in upon freight such goods as he could get, sailed to Genoa, and lay there behind the Mole.
vessel
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading But the arms and ammunition travelled no further than Bilboa, where they were stored in the country house of Mr. Brown, an Irish merchant of that part, against the next expedition to England.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
Wogan
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From this reading THE PARSON DEPARTS FROM SMILINDA AND LEARNS A NUMBER OF UNPALATABLE TRUTHS Mr. Wogan then returned to Morlaix, and, finding his ketch by this time cleaned and refitted, and two others (the _Revolution_, a big ship of 40 guns, under Morgan, which was afterwards seized by Commodore Scot at Genoa, and the _Lady Mary_, a smaller vessel of 14 guns, commanded by Captain Patrick Campbell) at anchor in the harbour, he set sail for the Downs.
Wogan's
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From this reading Nor was the Parson to tarry long behind him in London; for less than a fortnight after Wogan's departure, he was sent to carry to Rome, for the Chevalier's approval, a scheme of a lottery for raising a quarter of a million pounds, which Mr. Christopher Layer (later hanged) most ingeniously imagined.
