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From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
1710
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From this reading CHESTER, _Sept._ 2, 1710.
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From this reading CHESTER, _Sept._ 2, 1710.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
bnounUS /biː/
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
bargainnounUS /ˈbɑːrɡən/
an agreement between parties (usually arrived at after discussion) fixing obligations of each
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Last night I came to this town, and shall leave it, I believe, on Monday.
boatnounUS /boʊt/
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Last night I came to this town, and shall leave it, I believe, on Monday.
CHESTERnounUS /ˈtʃestər/
a city of southeastern Pennsylvania on the Delaware river (an industrial suburb of Philadelphia)
From this reading CHESTER, _Sept._ 2, 1710.
crownsnounUS /kraʊnz/
plural of “crown” — the Crown (or the reigning monarch) as the symbol of the power and authority of a monarchy
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
Dr
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From this reading The first man I met in Chester was Dr. Raymond.
fifteennounUS /fɪfˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading We made our voyage in fifteen hours just.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first man I met in Chester was Dr. Raymond.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
forcedadjectiveUS /fɔːrst/
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading We made our voyage in fifteen hours just.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Last night I came to this town, and shall leave it, I believe, on Monday.
JOE
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From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading We made our voyage in fifteen hours just.
LastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Last night I came to this town, and shall leave it, I believe, on Monday.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading Last night I came to this town, and shall leave it, I believe, on Monday.
Lieutenant'snounUS /luːˈtenənts/
possessive form of “lieutenant” — a commissioned military officer
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
LordnounUS /lɔːrd/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The first man I met in Chester was Dr. Raymond.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The first man I met in Chester was Dr. Raymond.
MondaynounUS /ˈmʌndi/
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Last night I came to this town, and shall leave it, I believe, on Monday.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Last night I came to this town, and shall leave it, I believe, on Monday.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Last night I came to this town, and shall leave it, I believe, on Monday.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We made our voyage in fifteen hours just.
overtakeverbUS /ˈoʊvərteɪk/
catch up with and possibly overtake
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
Raymond
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From this reading The first man I met in Chester was Dr. Raymond.
roguesnounUS /roʊɡz/
plural of “rogue” — a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
SeptnounUS /sept/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading CHESTER, _Sept._ 2, 1710.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Last night I came to this town, and shall leave it, I believe, on Monday.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
shipsnounUS /ʃɪps/
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
stewardnounUS /ˈstuːərd/
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
talkedverbUS /tɔːkt/
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Last night I came to this town, and shall leave it, I believe, on Monday.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Last night I came to this town, and shall leave it, I believe, on Monday.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
voyagenounUS /ˈvɔɪədʒ/
an act of traveling by water
From this reading We made our voyage in fifteen hours just.
waitverbUS /weɪt/
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The first man I met in Chester was Dr. Raymond.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
yachtnounUS /jɑːt/
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading JOE {1b} will give you an account of me till I got into the boat; after which the rogues made a new bargain, and forced me to give them two crowns, and talked as if we should not be able to overtake any ship: but in half an hour we got to the yacht; for the ships lay by [to] wait for my Lord Lieutenant’s steward.
