Chapter IV · Chapter 4

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

later than; following

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

a name that has been assumed temporarily

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

in addition

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

spiritual being attendant upon God

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

past form of “arraign” — call before a court to answer an indictment

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading They are indicted for a daring crime, and a flagrant violation of the laws, not only of this, but of every other civilized people."

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927)

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

having a high state of culture and development both social and technological

From this reading They are indicted for a daring crime, and a flagrant violation of the laws, not only of this, but of every other civilized people."

prepare a hot meal

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

a riblike part of a plant or animal (such as a middle rib of a leaf or a thickened vein of an insect wing)

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading They are indicted for a daring crime, and a flagrant violation of the laws, not only of this, but of every other civilized people."

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

a region marked off for administrative or other purposes

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

Spanish operatic tenor noted for performances in operas by Verdi and Puccini (born in 1941)

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

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From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

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From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading They are indicted for a daring crime, and a flagrant violation of the laws, not only of this, but of every other civilized people."

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

From this reading They are indicted for a daring crime, and a flagrant violation of the laws, not only of this, but of every other civilized people."

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

extremely wicked, deeply criminal

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

past form of “indict” — accuse formally of a crime

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit

From this reading They are indicted for a daring crime, and a flagrant violation of the laws, not only of this, but of every other civilized people."

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

the officer below the master on a commercial ship

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

the force of workers available

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

a former country bordering on the Adriatic Sea; now part of the Union of Serbia and Montenegro

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

a form of address for a man

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading They are indicted for a daring crime, and a flagrant violation of the laws, not only of this, but of every other civilized people."

the month following October and preceding December

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

the action of attacking an enemy

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

and nothing more

From this reading They are indicted for a daring crime, and a flagrant violation of the laws, not only of this, but of every other civilized people."

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading They are indicted for a daring crime, and a flagrant violation of the laws, not only of this, but of every other civilized people."

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

large black-and-white herbivorous mammal of bamboo forests of China and Tibet; in some classifications considered a member of the bear family or of a separate family Ailuropodidae

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading They are indicted for a daring crime, and a flagrant violation of the laws, not only of this, but of every other civilized people."

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From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

hijacking on the high seas or in similar contexts; taking a ship or plane away from the control of those who are legally entitled to it

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

possessive form of “prince” — a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

the place where some action occurs

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

inflected form of “ship” — transport commercially

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

possessive form of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They are indicted for a daring crime, and a flagrant violation of the laws, not only of this, but of every other civilized people."

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

not usual or common or ordinary

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

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From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

a crime less serious than a felony

From this reading They are indicted for a daring crime, and a flagrant violation of the laws, not only of this, but of every other civilized people."

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading After a jury was empannelled, Mr. Dunlap, the District Attorney, rose and said--"This is a solemn, and also an unusual scene.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

which person or people

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

in the company of; together with

From this reading On the 11th of November, Don Pedro Gilbert, _Captain_, Don Bernardo de Soto, _Mate_, Francisco Ruiz, _Carpenter_, Nicola Costa, _Cabin-boy,_ aged 15, Antonio Ferrer, _Cook_, and Manuel Boyga, Domingo de Guzman, _an Indian_, Juan Antonio Portana, Manuel Castillo, Angel Garcia, Jose Velasquez, and Juan Montenegro, _alias_ Jose Basilio de Castro, were arraigned before the Circuit Court of the United States, charged with the crime of Piracy.

plural of “witness” — someone who sees an event and reports what happened

From this reading Joseph Perez appeared as _State's evidence_, and two Portuguese sailors who were shipped on board the Panda at Prince's Island, as witnesses.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Here are twelve men, strangers to our country and to our language, indicted for a heinous offence, and now before you for life or death.