1618
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
1647
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From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
206
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
550
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
any thing at all
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
blownadjectiveUS /bloʊn/
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
BONTEKOE
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From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
centuriesnounUS /ˈsentʃəriz/
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
a period of 100 years
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
compassionateverbUS /kəmˈpæʃənət/
share the suffering of
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
continentnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənt/
one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
desirableadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪrəbəl/
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
DutchadjectiveUS /dʌtʃ/
of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
divisible by two
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
gunpowdernounUS /ˈɡʌnpaʊdər/
a mixture of potassium nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur in a 75:15:10 ratio which is used in gunnery, time fuses, and fireworks
From this reading The name of the vessel was the _Nieuw Hoorn_, and it was loaded with gunpowder.
harrowingadjectiveUS /ˈheroʊɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
heavenwardadjective
directed toward heaven or the sky
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
Hoorn
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From this reading The name of the vessel was the _Nieuw Hoorn_, and it was loaded with gunpowder.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The name of the vessel was the _Nieuw Hoorn_, and it was loaded with gunpowder.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
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 On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
loadedadjectiveUS /ˈloʊdɪd/
filled with a great quantity
From this reading The name of the vessel was the _Nieuw Hoorn_, and it was loaded with gunpowder.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
the force of workers available
From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The name of the vessel was the _Nieuw Hoorn_, and it was loaded with gunpowder.
navigatornounUS /ˈnævəɡeɪtər/
the ship's officer in charge of navigation
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
Nieuw
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From this reading The name of the vessel was the _Nieuw Hoorn_, and it was loaded with gunpowder.
a large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
piousadjectiveUS /ˈpaɪəs/
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
unusual or striking
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
roadsnounUS /roʊdz/
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
seventeenthadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːnθ/
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
transport commercially
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
speciesnounUS /ˈspiːʃiz/
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
straitnounUS /streɪt/
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
survivedverbUS /sərˈvaɪvd/
past form of “survive” — continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
tearfuladjectiveUS /ˈtɪrfəl/
filled with or marked by tears
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
express in words
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
Texel
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
tonnounUS /tʌn/
a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds
From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
twenty-eighthadjective
coming next after the twenty-seventh in position
From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading The name of the vessel was the _Nieuw Hoorn_, and it was loaded with gunpowder.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
WhereforeadverbUS /werˈfɔːr/
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
which person or people
From this reading THE BAD LUCK OF CAPTAIN BONTEKOE Captain Bontekoe was a pious man who sailed the ocean in command of several Dutch ships during the early part of the seventeenth century.
William
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He never did anything remarkable as a navigator, he never discovered a new continent or a new strait or even a new species of bird but he was blown up with his ship, flew heavenward, landed in the ocean, and survived this experience to tell a tale of such harrowing bad luck that the compassionate world read his story for over three centuries with tearful eyes.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Wherefore we shall copy as much as is desirable from his famous diary, which was published in the year 1647.
Ysbrantsz
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From this reading On the twenty-eighth of December of the year 1618, William Ysbrantsz Bontekoe, with a ship of 550 ton and 206 men, left the roads of Texel for India.
