Chapter I · Chapter 1

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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

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from one side of something to the other

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a native or inhabitant of the United States

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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

A collection of historical documents or records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people.

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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

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at the same time that; because; in the way that

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in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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obtainable or accessible and ready for use or service

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a flexible container with a single opening

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

the past participle of “be”

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plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

the -ing form of “be”

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From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

a youthful male person

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make by braiding or interlacing

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

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the people of Great Britain

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having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

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an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

a university in England

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a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

the act of closing something

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an institution created to conduct business

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past form of “consist” — originate

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in a systematic or consistent manner

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gotten under control

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

a large formal assembly

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run or move very quickly or hastily

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true confidential information

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From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

take in liquids

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

closed in or surrounded or included within

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a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

be agreeable or acceptable to

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

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From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

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From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

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intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

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cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

coins made of gold

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

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plural of “guinea” — a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This convention has been retained throughout.

United States publisher who founded a printing shop that became an important book publisher (1823-1895)

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a protocol (utilizing TCP) to transfer hypertext requests and information between servers and browsers

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ten 10s

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plural of “image” — an iconic mental representation

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inside something, or within a place, period, or state

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be a signal for or a symptom of

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a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange

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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

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plural of “library” — a room where books are kept

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prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living

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primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

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plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

attach a tag or label to

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a public toilet for men

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

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From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

covered with or smelling of mold

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

a brief written record

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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

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(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed

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plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains

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a separate part of a whole

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

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From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

participate in games or sport

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

exert pressure or force to or upon

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

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plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

on the contrary

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continued in your keeping or use or memory

From this reading This convention has been retained throughout.

the bank of a river

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

very bad

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/priategold00stimrich The author consistently used a convention in which a long dash, used to indicate trailed off speech, follows the closing speech mark, rather than being enclosed within the speech mark.

a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

travel on the surface of water

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience

From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/priategold00stimrich The author consistently used a convention in which a long dash, used to indicate trailed off speech, follows the closing speech mark, rather than being enclosed within the speech mark.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/priategold00stimrich The author consistently used a convention in which a long dash, used to indicate trailed off speech, follows the closing speech mark, rather than being enclosed within the speech mark.

dependable

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

past form of “tarnish” — make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/priategold00stimrich The author consistently used a convention in which a long dash, used to indicate trailed off speech, follows the closing speech mark, rather than being enclosed within the speech mark.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

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belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

Having little thickness or extent.

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This convention has been retained throughout.

from one end or side of something to the other

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in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading This convention has been retained throughout.

bound or secured closely

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

a more or less definite period of time now or previously present

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/priategold00stimrich The author consistently used a convention in which a long dash, used to indicate trailed off speech, follows the closing speech mark, rather than being enclosed within the speech mark.

past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind

From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/priategold00stimrich The author consistently used a convention in which a long dash, used to indicate trailed off speech, follows the closing speech mark, rather than being enclosed within the speech mark.

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/priategold00stimrich The author consistently used a convention in which a long dash, used to indicate trailed off speech, follows the closing speech mark, rather than being enclosed within the speech mark.

precisely as stated

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was contained--the gold--in an old canvas bag, a little rotten and very brown and mouldy, but tied at the neck by a piece of stout and tarnished braid of gold.

plural of “wave” — one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/priategold00stimrich The author consistently used a convention in which a long dash, used to indicate trailed off speech, follows the closing speech mark, rather than being enclosed within the speech mark.

which person or people

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/priategold00stimrich The author consistently used a convention in which a long dash, used to indicate trailed off speech, follows the closing speech mark, rather than being enclosed within the speech mark.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.

computer network consisting of a collection of internet sites that offer text and graphics and sound and animation resources through the hypertext transfer protocol

From this reading See http://www.archive.org/details/priategold00stimrich The author consistently used a convention in which a long dash, used to indicate trailed off speech, follows the closing speech mark, rather than being enclosed within the speech mark.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading Boston and New York Houghton, Mifflin and Company The Riverside Press, Cambridge It consisted of a few hundred new American eagles and a few times as many Spanish doubloons; for pirates like good broad pieces, fit to skim flat-spun across the waves, or play pitch-and-toss with for men's lives or women's loves; they give five-dollar pieces or thin British guineas to the boy who brings them drink, and silver to their bootblacks, priests, or beggars.