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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 THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
above-named
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
Accordingly
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From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
acres
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From this reading One hundred acres of land for as many dollars were granted: still very few could be induced to go.
alreadynounUS /ˈalready/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
any
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From this reading It was not for some years that any regular settlers' ship went out with free passengers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One hundred acres of land for as many dollars were granted: still very few could be induced to go.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
Barry
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
Bay
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
Botany
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
colony
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
conversed
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
convict
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One hundred acres of land for as many dollars were granted: still very few could be induced to go.
desirable
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
disposed
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
dollars
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From this reading One hundred acres of land for as many dollars were granted: still very few could be induced to go.
double
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
emigrate
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From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
encouraged
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
even
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
farmers
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From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
farming
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From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
father
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
few
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From this reading One hundred acres of land for as many dollars were granted: still very few could be induced to go.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
found
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading It was not for some years that any regular settlers' ship went out with free passengers.
go
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
Government
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
granted
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From this reading One hundred acres of land for as many dollars were granted: still very few could be induced to go.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
hundred
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From this reading One hundred acres of land for as many dollars were granted: still very few could be induced to go.
idea
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
induced
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
INTERVIEW
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
Jackson
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
land
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From this reading One hundred acres of land for as many dollars were granted: still very few could be induced to go.
LAST
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
made
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
many
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From this reading One hundred acres of land for as many dollars were granted: still very few could be induced to go.
men
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From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
military
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
necessary
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
new
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not for some years that any regular settlers' ship went out with free passengers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
offered
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From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One hundred acres of land for as many dollars were granted: still very few could be induced to go.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
out
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
passengers
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From this reading It was not for some years that any regular settlers' ship went out with free passengers.
people
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
Port
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
premium
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From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
projected
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
quite
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
regular
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From this reading It was not for some years that any regular settlers' ship went out with free passengers.
respectable
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
sent
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
settlement
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
settlers
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
several
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
ship
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From this reading It was not for some years that any regular settlers' ship went out with free passengers.
ships
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
some
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
sons
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From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
South
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
state
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
still
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From this reading One hundred acres of land for as many dollars were granted: still very few could be induced to go.
store-ships
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From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
subject
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
sum
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
time
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
unruly
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
very
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
Wales
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From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST INTERVIEW About this time a new settlement was projected at New South Wales, and Government had already sent several convict ships to Botany Bay and Port Jackson; but the unruly state of the people, and the necessary military government of the colony, made it very desirable that some respectable settlers should be induced to go out.
went
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From this reading It was not for some years that any regular settlers' ship went out with free passengers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
wheneverconjunctionUS /weˈnevər/
at any time that; every time that
From this reading Accordingly, whenever store-ships were sent, a premium was offered for farmers' sons or farming men to emigrate.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was not for some years that any regular settlers' ship went out with free passengers.
years
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From this reading It was not for some years that any regular settlers' ship went out with free passengers.
Young
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
youth's
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From this reading Young Barry conversed with his father upon this subject, and found him quite disposed to let him have double the above-named sum, and even encouraged the idea in the youth's mind.
