Chapter III

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading It was now May 1st, 1681.

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

later than; following

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

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From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

members of a ship’s crew

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

moving to the inside of something

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading It was now May 1st, 1681.

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

involved with or connected to

From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

not any; not one

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading It was now May 1st, 1681.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

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From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

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From this reading The boats which carried them were a launch and two canoes; and their provisions consisted of a quantity of flour mixed with twenty or thirty pounds of powdered chocolate.

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

at the time that

From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

in or at the place that

From this reading When abreast of Cape Passao they captured a small vessel and sailed to Cape St. Lorenzo, where they disembarked, after removing their provisions and clothes and scuttling their little ship.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

which person or people

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

in the company of; together with

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

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From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 1681-1691 DAMPIER'S FIRST VOYAGE ROUND THE WORLD[8] “April 17, 1681,” writes Dampier, “about Ten a Clock in the morning being 12 leagues N.-W. from the Island _Plata_, we left Captain _Sharp_ and those who were willing to go with him in the Ship, and imbarqued into our Launch and Canoas, designing for the River of _Santa Maria_ in the Gulf of _St. Michael_, which is about 200 leagues from the Isle of _Plata_.”

but in spite of that

From this reading That no man should venture the crossing of the Isthmus on foot who, by health or feebleness of will, might prove unequal to the march, it was settled at the start that any one who faltered on the journey overland should be at once shot to death: “For,” says Dampier, “we knew that the Spaniards would soon be after us, and one man falling into their hands might be the ruin of us all by giving an account of our strength and condition; yet this would not deter 'em from going with us.”