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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 _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
actions
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
arrived
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From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
best
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The top of this mountain is, in a manner, divided into two parts, between which is a ditch thirty feet deep.
brick
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
Brodely
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
built
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The castle hath but one entry, and that by a drawbridge over this ditch.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
called
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From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
Captain
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
Castle
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
Catherine
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
Catherine's
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
Chagre
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
chose
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
commander
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From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
committed
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
days
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From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
deep
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From this reading The top of this mountain is, in a manner, divided into two parts, between which is a ditch thirty feet deep.
departure
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From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
ditch
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From this reading The top of this mountain is, in a manner, divided into two parts, between which is a ditch thirty feet deep.
divided
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From this reading The top of this mountain is, in a manner, divided into two parts, between which is a ditch thirty feet deep.
drawbridge
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From this reading The castle hath but one entry, and that by a drawbridge over this ditch.
earth
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
enemies
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
entry
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
exploit
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
famous
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
feet
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From this reading The top of this mountain is, in a manner, divided into two parts, between which is a ditch thirty feet deep.
filled
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
fit
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
fleet
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
four
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading The castle hath but one entry, and that by a drawbridge over this ditch.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
high
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
hundred
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The top of this mountain is, in a manner, divided into two parts, between which is a ditch thirty feet deep.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
isle
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
Lawrence
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From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
likewise
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
little
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
long
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
made
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From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
manner
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From this reading The top of this mountain is, in a manner, divided into two parts, between which is a ditch thirty feet deep.
Mansvelt
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
many
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
men
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
Morgan
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
mountain
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The castle hath but one entry, and that by a drawbridge over this ditch.
palisades
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
parts
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From this reading The top of this mountain is, in a manner, divided into two parts, between which is a ditch thirty feet deep.
person
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
pirates
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
purpose
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
quarters
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
related
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
rendered
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
river
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
robberies
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
said
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From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
secures
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
sending
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
sent
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
sight
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From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
Spaniards
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
St
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
stone
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
strong
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
surrounded
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
takes
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The castle hath but one entry, and that by a drawbridge over this ditch.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
thereof
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
thirty
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From this reading The top of this mountain is, in a manner, divided into two parts, between which is a ditch thirty feet deep.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
thought
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
three
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From this reading Captain Brodely being made commander, in three days after his departure arrived in sight of the said castle of Chagre, by the Spaniards called St. Lawrence.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
took
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
top
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From this reading The top of this mountain is, in a manner, divided into two parts, between which is a ditch thirty feet deep.
two
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From this reading The top of this mountain is, in a manner, divided into two parts, between which is a ditch thirty feet deep.
vice-admiral
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From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
wall
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
walls
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
well
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Captain Morgan takes the Castle of Chagre, with four hundred men sent to this purpose from St. Catherine's._ CAPTAIN MORGAN sending this little fleet to Chagre, chose for vice-admiral thereof one Captain Brodely, who had been long in those quarters, and committed many robberies on the Spaniards, when Mansvelt took the isle of St. Catherine, as was before related; and therefore was thought a fit person for this exploit, his actions likewise having rendered him famous among the pirates, and their enemies the Spaniards.
wooden
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From this reading This castle is built on a high mountain, at the entry of the river, surrounded by strong palisades, or wooden walls, filled with earth, which secures them as well as the best wall of stone or brick.
