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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
Admiral
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From this reading The Admiral gazed, and the tears ran down his face.
aid
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
anchor
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
Arana
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
arms
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
blue
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From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
bowed
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
cabin
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
cacique
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
Christopherus
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
Colon
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
Columbus
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
de
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
determinedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtɜrmɪnd/
having firmly decided to do something
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
Diego
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
down
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From this reading The Admiral gazed, and the tears ran down his face.
dying
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
face
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From this reading The Admiral gazed, and the tears ran down his face.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
full
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From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
gazed
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From this reading The Admiral gazed, and the tears ran down his face.
go
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
green
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From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
Guacanagari
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
Gutierrez
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
head
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
huddled
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
Indians
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
just
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
land
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
lay
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
light
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From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
Luis
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
made
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
Maria
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
misfortune
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
mission
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
more
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
mountains
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From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
Nina
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
now
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From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
old
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From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
Pedro
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
ran
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From this reading The Admiral gazed, and the tears ran down his face.
receding
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
relating
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
request
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
rose
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
sands
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
Santa
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
sat
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
shelter
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
shore
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From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
small
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
St
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
swung
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
tears
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From this reading The Admiral gazed, and the tears ran down his face.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
then
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
There
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
Thomas
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
tide
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
Torres
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
two
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From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
uncovered
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From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
unearthly
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From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
up
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From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
water
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From this reading It was now full light, the shore and mountains green as emerald, the water its old unearthly blue.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There went Diego de Arana and Pedro Gutierrez with Luis Torres and one or two more, and they took Diego Colon and the two St. Thomas Indians.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The _Nina_ swung at anchor just under the land and the now receding tide uncovered more and more those sands where the Santa Maria lay huddled and dying.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IN the small, small cabin of the _Nina_ Christopherus Columbus sat for a time with his head bowed in his arms, then rose and made up a mission to go to the cacique Guacanagari and, relating our misfortune, request aid and shelter until we had determined upon our course.
