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Chapter XXXVIII
WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica. We were sea specters. We had saved our men from the _San Sebastian_ as from the _Margarita_. Now all were upon the _Consolacion_ and the _Juana_. Fifty fewer were we than when we had sailed from Cadiz, yet the two ships crept over-full.
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a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.”
an old word for “before”
From this reading “WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had saved our men from the _San Sebastian_ as from the _Margarita_.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Fifty fewer were we than when we had sailed from Cadiz, yet the two ships crept over-full.”
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From this reading Now all were upon the _Consolacion_ and the _Juana_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had saved our men from the _San Sebastian_ as from the _Margarita_.
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From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
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From this reading Fifty fewer were we than when we had sailed from Cadiz, yet the two ships crept over-full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now all were upon the _Consolacion_ and the _Juana_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifty fewer were we than when we had sailed from Cadiz, yet the two ships crept over-full.
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From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
an old word for “before”
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
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From this reading Fifty fewer were we than when we had sailed from Cadiz, yet the two ships crept over-full.
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From this reading Fifty fewer were we than when we had sailed from Cadiz, yet the two ships crept over-full.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We had saved our men from the _San Sebastian_ as from the _Margarita_.
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From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had saved our men from the _San Sebastian_ as from the _Margarita_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now all were upon the _Consolacion_ and the _Juana_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had saved our men from the _San Sebastian_ as from the _Margarita_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had saved our men from the _San Sebastian_ as from the _Margarita_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now all were upon the _Consolacion_ and the _Juana_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifty fewer were we than when we had sailed from Cadiz, yet the two ships crept over-full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifty fewer were we than when we had sailed from Cadiz, yet the two ships crept over-full.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had saved our men from the _San Sebastian_ as from the _Margarita_.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had saved our men from the _San Sebastian_ as from the _Margarita_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were sea specters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had saved our men from the _San Sebastian_ as from the _Margarita_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were sea specters.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Fifty fewer were we than when we had sailed from Cadiz, yet the two ships crept over-full.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fifty fewer were we than when we had sailed from Cadiz, yet the two ships crept over-full.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE left one of our ships in the Bethlehem and we lost another upon this disastrous coast ere we got clear for Jamaica.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were sea specters.
at the time that
From this reading Fifty fewer were we than when we had sailed from Cadiz, yet the two ships crept over-full.
but in spite of that
From this reading Fifty fewer were we than when we had sailed from Cadiz, yet the two ships crept over-full.
