Chapter II · Chapter 2

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

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

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

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

for the reason that

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

kill (animals) usually for food consumption

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

a collection of things sharing a common attribute

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

a person who collects things

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

to come or go into

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

at any time

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

past form of “found” — set up or found

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

grant freedom to; free from confinement

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

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From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

exceeding demand

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

shoot down, of birds

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

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From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

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From this reading --Wallace Irwin, in Life.

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

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

full of or showing high-spirited merriment

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

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

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

bestow a quality on

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

plural of “library” — a room where books are kept

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading --Wallace Irwin, in Life.

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

plundering during riots or in wartime

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

the main land mass of a country or continent; as distinguished from an island or peninsula

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

relating to or involving ships or shipping or navigation or seamen

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

the time that has elapsed

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

plural of “philanthropist” — someone who makes charitable donations intended to increase human well-being

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

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

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

no longer active in your work or profession

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

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From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

someone who leads a wandering unsettled life

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

Identical; not different.

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

have in common

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

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From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

doomed to extinction

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

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

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

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

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

past form of “trample” — tread or stomp heavily or roughly

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

a general direction in which something tends to move

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

hard to endure

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

moved around an axis or center

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

Scottish insurgent who led the resistance to Edward I; in 1297 he gained control of Scotland briefly until Edward invaded Scotland again and defeated Wallace and subsequently executed him (1270-1305)

From this reading --Wallace Irwin, in Life.

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

From this reading I wonder, I wonder, I wonder, If Pirates were ever the same, Ever trying to lend a respectable trend To the jaunty old buccaneer game Or is it because of our Piracy Laws That philanthropists enter the game?

at the time that

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?

in or at the place that

From this reading I wonder if Roger, the Rover, When millions in looting he'd made, Built libraries grand on the jolly mainland To honor success and “free trade”; If he founded a college of nautical knowledge Where Pirates could study their trade?

in the company of; together with

From this reading I wonder if Genghis, the Butcher, When he'd trampled down nations like grass, Retired with his share when he'd lost all his hair And started a Sunday-school class; If he turned his past under and used half his plunder In running a Sunday-school class?

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading I wonder if Morgan, the Pirate, When plunder had glutted his heart, Gave part of the junk from the ships he had sunk To help some Museum of Art; If he gave up the role of “collector of toll” And became a Collector of Art?