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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 It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
appointed
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From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
aware
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From this reading But Joe Clemens, cheerful and easy-going Cornishman that he was, treated this matter lightly, though he was fully aware of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
board
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
buccaneers
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Joe Clemens, cheerful and easy-going Cornishman that he was, treated this matter lightly, though he was fully aware of it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
Captain
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
charge
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From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
chase
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
cheerful
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From this reading But Joe Clemens, cheerful and easy-going Cornishman that he was, treated this matter lightly, though he was fully aware of it.
Clemens
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From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
command
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From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
Cornishman
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From this reading But Joe Clemens, cheerful and easy-going Cornishman that he was, treated this matter lightly, though he was fully aware of it.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
crew
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
duties
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
easy-going
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From this reading But Joe Clemens, cheerful and easy-going Cornishman that he was, treated this matter lightly, though he was fully aware of it.
Enery
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
full
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
fully
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From this reading But Joe Clemens, cheerful and easy-going Cornishman that he was, treated this matter lightly, though he was fully aware of it.
garrison
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
Golden
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
gunner
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Joe Clemens, cheerful and easy-going Cornishman that he was, treated this matter lightly, though he was fully aware of it.
heads
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From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
Hope
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
increased
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
intention
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
Jeremy's
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
Joe
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From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
keep
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
large
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
lightly
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From this reading But Joe Clemens, cheerful and easy-going Cornishman that he was, treated this matter lightly, though he was fully aware of it.
looked
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From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
master
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
mate
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From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
matter
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From this reading But Joe Clemens, cheerful and easy-going Cornishman that he was, treated this matter lightly, though he was fully aware of it.
measure
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From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
men
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From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
More
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
Neptune
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
original
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From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
outsidernounUS /ˌaʊtˈsaɪ.dər/
A person who does not belong to a particular group or community; a stranger.
From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
party
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
resume
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From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
resumed
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
return
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
risen
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From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
Sight
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
some
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From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
somewhat
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From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
stockade
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From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
strength
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
successful
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
tactless
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From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But Joe Clemens, cheerful and easy-going Cornishman that he was, treated this matter lightly, though he was fully aware of it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
time
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From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
trading
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From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
treated
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From this reading But Joe Clemens, cheerful and easy-going Cornishman that he was, treated this matter lightly, though he was fully aware of it.
Trouble
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
up
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From this reading More Trouble in Sight Since the return of the master gunner and his party from their successful chase of the buccaneers, the crew of the _Neptune_ had been increased, though not up to full strength.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
vessel
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From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
virtuenounUS /ˈvɝː.tʃuː/
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading Joe Clemens, by virtue of his having been mate on a trading vessel, was appointed to the charge of the _Neptune_ till such time as Captain 'Enery could resume his command.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading It was Captain Jeremy's intention to keep a large garrison in the stockade, under Captain 'Enery, while the master gunner resumed his duties on board the _Golden Hope_.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This was, in a measure, somewhat tactless, for Clemens, not being one of the original crew of the _Golden Hope_, was looked upon by some of the men as an outsider who had risen over their heads.
