11
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From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
12
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From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
1887
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From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
23rd
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From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
(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 Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
anchoredverbUS /ˈæŋkərd/
past form of “anchor” — fix firmly and stably
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
Antonina
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From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
Aquidneck
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From this reading My pirates thought their opportunity had surely come to capture the _Aquidneck_, and this they undertook to do.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
barknounUS /bɑːrk/
tough protective covering of the woody stems and roots of trees and other woody plants
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
blackestadjectiveUS /ˈblækəst/
superlative of “black” — being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
captureverbUS /ˈkæptʃər/
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading My pirates thought their opportunity had surely come to capture the _Aquidneck_, and this they undertook to do.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading My pirates thought their opportunity had surely come to capture the _Aquidneck_, and this they undertook to do.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
dearly loved
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
argue or speak in defense of
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My pirates thought their opportunity had surely come to capture the _Aquidneck_, and this they undertook to do.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My pirates thought their opportunity had surely come to capture the _Aquidneck_, and this they undertook to do.
harbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
MutinynounUS /ˈmjuːtəni/
open rebellion against constituted authority (especially by seamen or soldiers against their officers)
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading My pirates thought their opportunity had surely come to capture the _Aquidneck_, and this they undertook to do.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
piratesnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading My pirates thought their opportunity had surely come to capture the _Aquidneck_, and this they undertook to do.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
restoredverbUS /rɪˈstɔːrd/
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
robberynounUS /ˈrɑːbəri/
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
shockingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɑːkɪŋ/
glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading My pirates thought their opportunity had surely come to capture the _Aquidneck_, and this they undertook to do.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My pirates thought their opportunity had surely come to capture the _Aquidneck_, and this they undertook to do.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My pirates thought their opportunity had surely come to capture the _Aquidneck_, and this they undertook to do.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My pirates thought their opportunity had surely come to capture the _Aquidneck_, and this they undertook to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
tragediesnounUS /ˈtrædʒədiz/
plural of “tragedy” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Mutiny--Attempt at robbery and murder--Four against one--Two go down before a rifle--Order restored.
undertookverbUS /ˌʌndərˈtʊk/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading My pirates thought their opportunity had surely come to capture the _Aquidneck_, and this they undertook to do.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Between the hours of 11 and 12 p.m. of this day I was called instantly to defend my life and all that is dear to a man.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The bark, anchored alone in the harbour of Antonina, was hid from the town in the darkness of a night that might well have covered the blackest of tragedies.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading July 23rd, 1887, brings me to a sudden and shocking point in the history of the voyage that I fain would forget, but that will not be possible.
