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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 Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
All
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
always
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From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
bargain
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
behold
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
Bigelow's
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
buccaneersnounUS /buccaneers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
characters
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From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
chief
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
cold
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
colony
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
deal
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
desperate
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From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
doubt
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
eastern
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
engaged
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From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
fact
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
formerly
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
forth
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
Go
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
gone
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
goodly
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
governor
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
heard
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
heritage
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
indicated
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
infested
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
land
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
LittlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
made
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
manner
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
men
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From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
most
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From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
mountains
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
nations
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From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
old
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
out
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
own
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
piratical
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
plainlynounUS /ˈplainly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
pretty
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
profits
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
pursuits
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From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
round
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
ruthless
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From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
seas
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
share
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
sort
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
Sprague
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From this reading Sprague.
squadrons
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
stand
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
story
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
successor
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
Then
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
tis
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From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
truculent
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
usually
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From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
Waally
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From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
weighednounUS /ˈweighed/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men engaged in such pursuits, were usually of different nations, and they were always of the most desperate and ruthless characters.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fact that Waally was with this party, indicated pretty plainly the manner in which they had heard of the colony, and, out of all question, that truculent chief had made his own bargain to come in for a share of the profits.
whole
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From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Little doubt remained in the mind of the governor, after he had heard and weighed the whole of Bigelow's story, that he had to deal with one of those piratical squadrons that formerly infested the eastern seas, a sort of successor of the old buccaneers.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "All gone! 'tis ours the goodly land-- Look round--the heritage behold; Go forth--upon the mountains stand; Then, if ye can, be cold."
