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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 IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
approach
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From this reading “Where’s your master, boy?” said Mr. Knight to Jack, who stood at the landing, watching their approach.
arrived
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From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
Baltimore
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
Bath
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
bed
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
Blackbeard
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
boat
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From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
boy
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From this reading “Where’s your master, boy?” said Mr. Knight to Jack, who stood at the landing, watching their approach.
Boydell
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From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
bring
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
came
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From this reading It was after dusk when Mr. Knight and the Baltimore man came down from the town to the pirate’s house.
Captain
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
cargo
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
CAROLINA
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
coasting
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
colonial
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
crew
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From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
days
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
down
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
Dred
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
dusk
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From this reading It was after dusk when Mr. Knight and the Baltimore man came down from the town to the pirate’s house.
earlier
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
Eliza
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From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
evening
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
fever
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
four
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was after dusk when Mr. Knight and the Baltimore man came down from the town to the pirate’s house.
gone
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
Hands
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
house
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From this reading It was after dusk when Mr. Knight and the Baltimore man came down from the town to the pirate’s house.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
interview
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was after dusk when Mr. Knight and the Baltimore man came down from the town to the pirate’s house.
Jack
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From this reading “Where’s your master, boy?” said Mr. Knight to Jack, who stood at the landing, watching their approach.
Jackson
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
just
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
Knight
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
Knight's
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
landing
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From this reading “Where’s your master, boy?” said Mr. Knight to Jack, who stood at the landing, watching their approach.
left
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
man
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From this reading It was after dusk when Mr. Knight and the Baltimore man came down from the town to the pirate’s house.
master
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
meet
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
men
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From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
Mr
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
NORTH
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
note
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
only
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
pirate
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
pirate's
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From this reading It was after dusk when Mr. Knight and the Baltimore man came down from the town to the pirate’s house.
pirates
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
river
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
rowed
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From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
said
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From this reading “Where’s your master, boy?” said Mr. Knight to Jack, who stood at the landing, watching their approach.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
schooner
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From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
secretary
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
sent
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
shingles
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
sick
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
skippernounUS /ˈskɪpər/
the captain of a small ship or boat
From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
spoken
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
stages
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Where’s your master, boy?” said Mr. Knight to Jack, who stood at the landing, watching their approach.
stopped
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
telling
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Where’s your master, boy?” said Mr. Knight to Jack, who stood at the landing, watching their approach.
then
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From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
THREE
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
Town
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
two
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From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
up
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
VIRGINIA
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
watching
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From this reading “Where’s your master, boy?” said Mr. Knight to Jack, who stood at the landing, watching their approach.
way
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dred was just then sick in bed with the earlier stages of his fever, so that only the pirate captain himself and Hands, the master, were left to meet the secretary and the Baltimore skipper.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was after dusk when Mr. Knight and the Baltimore man came down from the town to the pirate’s house.
Where's
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From this reading “Where’s your master, boy?” said Mr. Knight to Jack, who stood at the landing, watching their approach.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
white
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From this reading The boat in which they arrived was rowed by two white men of the crew of the “Eliza Boydell,” the coasting schooner.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Where’s your master, boy?” said Mr. Knight to Jack, who stood at the landing, watching their approach.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
wood
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From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IN NORTH CAROLINA—IN VIRGINIA THREE or four days after Mr. Knight’s interview with the pirates, Captain Jackson, of whom the colonial secretary had spoken as having gone up the river for a cargo of wood shingles, stopped at Bath Town on his way to Baltimore, and Mr. Knight sent a note to Blackbeard, telling him that he would bring the coasting captain down that same evening.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where’s your master, boy?” said Mr. Knight to Jack, who stood at the landing, watching their approach.
