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From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
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From this reading 48.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading That was the beginning of slavery in this country.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
commandernounUS /kəˈmændər/
an officer in command of a military unit
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading That was the beginning of slavery in this country.
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading The people of Virginia employed most of their slaves in raising tobacco.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That was the beginning of slavery in this country.
JamestownnounUS /ˈdʒeɪmztaʊn/
a former village on the James River in Virginia to the north of Norfolk; site of the first permanent English settlement in America in 1607
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The people of Virginia employed most of their slaves in raising tobacco.
NegronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
negroesnounUS /ˈniːɡroʊz/
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people of Virginia employed most of their slaves in raising tobacco.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading The people of Virginia employed most of their slaves in raising tobacco.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
settlementnounUS /ˈsetəlmənt/
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
settlementsnounUS /ˈsetəlmənts/
plural of “settlement” — a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
transport commercially
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
slaverynounUS /ˈsleɪvəri/
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading That was the beginning of slavery in this country.
plural of “slave” — a person who is owned by someone
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the beginning of slavery in this country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The people of Virginia employed most of their slaves in raising tobacco.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading That was the beginning of slavery in this country.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
tobacconounUS /təˈbækoʊ/
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
VirginianounUS /vərˈdʒɪnjə/
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the beginning of slavery in this country.
(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 Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
at the time that
From this reading Later, when other English settlements had been made, they bought slaves, and so, after a time, every settlement north as well as south owned more or less negroes.
a late time of life
From this reading Negro slaves sent to Virginia; tobacco.--About ten years after Captain Smith left Jamestown, the commander of a Dutch ship brought a number of negro slaves to Virginia (1619), and sold them to the settlers.
