Chapter 5 of The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques — Volume 01 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques — Volume 01 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten. That is to say: In the port of the Towne of: Weymouth. Southhampton. Saint Botulphs towne, now called Boston.
Chapter 5 of The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques — Volume 01 is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Saint Botulphs towne, now called Boston.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Saint Botulphs towne, now called Boston.”
plural of “collector” — a person who collects things
From this reading “And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.”
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading “That is to say: In the port of the Towne of:”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Saint Botulphs towne, now called Boston.”
express in words
From this reading “That is to say: In the port of the Towne of:”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
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From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
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From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Saint Botulphs towne, now called Boston.
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From this reading Saint Botulphs towne, now called Boston.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Saint Botulphs towne, now called Boston.
plural of “collector” — a person who collects things
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
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From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
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From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
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From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is to say: In the port of the Towne of:
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Saint Botulphs towne, now called Boston.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading That is to say: In the port of the Towne of:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Saint Botulphs towne, now called Boston.
express in words
From this reading That is to say: In the port of the Towne of:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
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From this reading Southhampton.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is to say: In the port of the Towne of:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is to say: In the port of the Towne of:
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From this reading That is to say: In the port of the Towne of:
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From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
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From this reading Weymouth.
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From this reading And afterwarde by a Writte vnder the Kings priuie Seale there was a like commandement giuen vnto the Collectors of the custome aforesayde in the portes vnderwritten.
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