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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
again
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
All
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
almost
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
already
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
amidstprepositionUS /əˈmɪdst/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
arrived
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
butchered
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From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
clutches
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
colony
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From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
complete
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From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
country
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From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
couriers
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
deed
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
discover
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
dreadfuladjectiveUS /ˈdrɛdfəl/
extremely frightening or unpleasant
From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
endeavouring
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
exception
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
gloom
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
heart
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From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
hero
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
horrible
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
illumination
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From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
imagination
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
incendiary
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From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
indeed
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From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
Indian
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
Indians
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From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
intelligence
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
Jamestown
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
late
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
light
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
lighting
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From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
like
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
massacres
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
misled
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
more
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
morning
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
night
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
once
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
peninsula
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
perpetrated
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
plantation
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From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
population
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From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
possession
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From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
rapid
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
reached
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
remembered
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
remnant
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
risen
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From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
sank
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From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
savages
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
saw
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From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
scenes
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
seemed
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From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
sensesplural nounUS /ˈsɛnsɪz/
powers of perception and awareness
From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
shot
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
simultaneously
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From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
small
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
startled
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From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
startling
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
succession
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
surrounding
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
swarming
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
trophies
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From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
up
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
vainly
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
very
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From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
wandered
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
way
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From this reading All night he had wandered over the peninsula, vainly endeavouring to discover his way; light after light shot up amidst the surrounding gloom, and more than once he had been misled by these, almost into the very clutches of the swarming savages.
well
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From this reading With the exception of a small remnant, they had already once perpetrated the like horrible deed, and he again saw in his imagination the dreadful scenes of that well remembered night.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
white
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From this reading It seemed indeed to his startled senses as if the Indians had simultaneously risen upon and butchered the whole white population of the colony.
whole
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From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our hero reached Jamestown late on the very morning when the couriers arrived in such rapid succession, with the startling intelligence of the Indian massacres.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading His heart sank within him as he saw plantation after plantation, in their complete possession; the illumination of their incendiary trophies lighting up the whole surrounding country.
