Chapter III

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From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.

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From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

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

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

someone who administers a business

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

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

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

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

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

at or toward the back of something

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

brought into existence

From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.

the largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world's leading coffee exporter

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

a person who is in charge

From this reading This chief was presented to King Henry and became the lion of society.

plural of “chief” — a person who is in charge

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids

From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.

(comparative and superlative of “early”) more early than; most early

From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.

a division of the United Kingdom

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

widely known and esteemed

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

being the right size and shape to fit as desired

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

characteristic of or befitting a friend

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.

large in amount or extent or degree

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

a male grandchild

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

a former British gold coin worth 21 shillings

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

English privateer involved in the slave trade; later helped build the fleet that in 1588 defeated the Spanish Armada (1532-1595)

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.

a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

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

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

a room or building equipped with one or more toilets

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading This chief was presented to King Henry and became the lion of society.

apprehended with certainty

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

the act of departing

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male

From this reading This chief was presented to King Henry and became the lion of society.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

used to form the superlative

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

a town in Massachusetts founded by Pilgrims in 1620

From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading This chief was presented to King Henry and became the lion of society.

a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)

From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

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From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

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From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

a man who serves as a sailor

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

transport commercially

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

term of address for a man

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization

From this reading This chief was presented to King Henry and became the lion of society.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

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

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

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

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

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

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

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

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

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

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

precisely as stated

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

plural of “voyage” — an act of traveling by water

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

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

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading He treated the savage people so well that they became very friendly, and in 1531 he brought one of their chiefs to England, leaving a Plymouth man behind as hostage.

the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America

From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

which person or people

From this reading SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR This famous sea-captain was the grandson of John Hawkins of Tavistock, who was a merchant in the service of Henry VIII.

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From this reading His father, William Hawkins, was known to be one of the most experienced sea-captains in the west of England: he had fitted out a "tall and goodly ship," the _Paul_ of Plymouth, and made in her three voyages to Brazil and to Guinea.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.

a late time of life

From this reading John was born at Plymouth in the year 1520, and drank in the love of the salt seas from his earliest years.