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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 We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
adventures
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
ambushed
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
Arrive
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
arrived
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
buccaneers
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
carried
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
cave
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
closely
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
coast
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
course
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
covered
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
crest
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
descended
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
distance
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
due
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Here we found the termination of a well-defined path that had been made by the rascally pirates during their occupation of the island.
ebb
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
extremity
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
follow
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
followed
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
following
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
found
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From this reading Here we found the termination of a well-defined path that had been made by the rascally pirates during their occupation of the island.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
gained
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
gradually
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
ground
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
gunner
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
headland
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
Here
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From this reading Here we found the termination of a well-defined path that had been made by the rascally pirates during their occupation of the island.
Hiding-place
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
hill
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
hilly
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
island
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
left
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
line
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
made
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From this reading Here we found the termination of a well-defined path that had been made by the rascally pirates during their occupation of the island.
master
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
met
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
miles
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
nature
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
north-eastern
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
occupation
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From this reading Here we found the termination of a well-defined path that had been made by the rascally pirates during their occupation of the island.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
owing
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
path
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
pirates
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From this reading Here we found the termination of a well-defined path that had been made by the rascally pirates during their occupation of the island.
place
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
proceeding
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
rascally
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From this reading Here we found the termination of a well-defined path that had been made by the rascally pirates during their occupation of the island.
reached
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
resembled
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
retreating
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
right
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
rose
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
see
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
shoals
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
sides
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
six
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
sloping
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
square
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
still
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
stockade
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
successfully
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
terminated
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
termination
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From this reading Here we found the termination of a well-defined path that had been made by the rascally pirates during their occupation of the island.
terraces
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here we found the termination of a well-defined path that had been made by the rascally pirates during their occupation of the island.
ThenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
thick
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
three
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From this reading At a distance of about six miles from the stockade we reached the north-eastern extremity of the island, where, owing to the hilly nature of the ground, we had to follow a course that resembled three sides of a square.
tide
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
Treasure
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From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
tropical
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
uneven
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
vegetation
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From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
well-defined
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From this reading Here we found the termination of a well-defined path that had been made by the rascally pirates during their occupation of the island.
west
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From this reading Thence, proceeding due west, and still following the coast line, we arrived at the place where the master gunner had successfully ambushed the retreating buccaneers.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
whitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading On our left the ground rose in uneven terraces, covered with thick, tropical vegetation; while on the right I could see the shoals whither I had been carried by the ebb tide.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading We Arrive at the Hiding-place of the Treasure Having gained the crest of the hill that terminated in the headland where I had met with my adventures in the cave, we descended by a gradually sloping path that followed closely to the coast.
