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14
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
1699
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
1701
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
ambitious
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
begin
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
bodynounUS /body/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
cannot
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From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
career
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
carpet
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
carries
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
certain
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From this reading It is pretty certain that he was very needy when he returned from his first voyage round the world.
coming
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
conceivable
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
conjecture
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
Dampier
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
desire
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
disgustnounUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/
a strong feeling of dislike or sickness caused by something unpleasant
From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
Dorsetshire
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From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
dreams
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
endeavours
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From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
estate
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From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
examine
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
fill
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is pretty certain that he was very needy when he returned from his first voyage round the world.
fringe
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is pretty certain that he was very needy when he returned from his first voyage round the world.
glances
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
guessed
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From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
Holland
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
home
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
home-going
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is pretty certain that he was very needy when he returned from his first voyage round the world.
known
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
land
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
Loyal
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
man
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From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
means
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
MerchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
metaphor
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
needy
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From this reading It is pretty certain that he was very needy when he returned from his first voyage round the world.
New
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
ocean
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
omissions
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
own
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
plundernounUS /ˈplʌn.dər/
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
pretty
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From this reading It is pretty certain that he was very needy when he returned from his first voyage round the world.
private
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
privateersman
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
quickly
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
reflecting
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
retained
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From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It is pretty certain that he was very needy when he returned from his first voyage round the world.
ROEBUCK
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
round
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From this reading It is pretty certain that he was very needy when he returned from his first voyage round the world.
sea
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
seen
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
setting
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
shares
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
shipmatesnounUS /shipmates/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
side
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
sighted
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
slowly
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
southern
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
supplying
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
tells
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
texture
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
there
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
thoughts
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
Travels
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
treats
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
use
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
value
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From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
very
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From this reading It is pretty certain that he was very needy when he returned from his first voyage round the world.
views
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From this reading The value of his Dorsetshire estate cannot be guessed, but even if he still retained it, his views and endeavours are at this time those of a poor man.
volume
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
VOYAGE
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From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is pretty certain that he was very needy when he returned from his first voyage round the world.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It is pretty certain that he was very needy when he returned from his first voyage round the world.
whilstconjunctionUS /waɪlst/
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
wholly
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From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading 1699-1701 THE VOYAGE OF THE “ROEBUCK.”[14] Dampier tells us nothing of his private and home-going life after he carries us to sea with him in the _Loyal Merchant_, and so little is known of that side of his career that there is no means of supplying his omissions except by conjecture.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
world
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From this reading It is pretty certain that he was very needy when he returned from his first voyage round the world.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In the first volume of his Travels, as we have seen, he treats of New Holland as a privateersman would,—glances, to use his own metaphor, at the fringe of the carpet without desire to examine the texture or the body of it, and quickly shares the disgust of his shipmates, whose dreams are wholly of plunder.
writing
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From this reading But on coming home and reflecting, whilst setting about the writing of his Travels, on the land he had sighted in the distant southern ocean, it is conceivable that ambitious thoughts should begin slowly to fill his mind.
