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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 _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
actually
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From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
addition
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From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
America
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
Axiom
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From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
business
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From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
called
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From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
carried
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From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
cents
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
colonists
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From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
colony
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From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
commissions
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
connected
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From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
credit
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
DEI
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From this reading VOX POPULI, VOX DEI.
dispose
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From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
dividends
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
dollars
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
draw
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
due
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
empowered
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
enjoyed
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From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
friends
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
got
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From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
governor
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From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
hundred
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
invested
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
less
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
many
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From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
means
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From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
money
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From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
more
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From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
orders
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
other
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From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
peace
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From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
perprepositionUS /pɜːr/
for each
From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
period
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From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
Pirate-War
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From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
POPULI
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From this reading VOX POPULI, VOX DEI.
possession
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From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
profitably
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From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
proportion
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
prosperity
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From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
re-invest
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
remainder
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
rich
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From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
six
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
soon
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From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
States
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
success
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From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
termination
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From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
thousand
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
United
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
unlooked-for
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From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
using
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
Venerable
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From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
VOX
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From this reading VOX POPULI, VOX DEI.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
way
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From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By his orders, no less than one hundred thousand dollars were invested in his name, in the United States six per cents, his friends in America being empowered to draw the dividends, and, after using a due proportion in the way of commissions, to re-invest the remainder to his credit.
whaling
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From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Venerable Axiom._ After this unlooked-for termination of what the colonists called the 'Pirate-War,' the colony enjoyed a long period of peace and prosperity.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whaling business was carried on with great success, and many connected with it actually got rich.
young
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From this reading Among these was the governor, who, in addition to his other means, soon found himself in possession of more money than he could profitably dispose of in that young colony.
