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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 The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
accustomed
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From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
ammunition
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
arrived
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From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
arriving
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From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
astonishment
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
bearing
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
Beauregard
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From this reading James Playfair, without losing a moment, entered into negotiation with General Beauregard, the military commander of the town.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
blockaded
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From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
cargo
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
carried
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
Charleston
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From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
cheers
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From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
clothes
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From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
commander
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From this reading James Playfair, without losing a moment, entered into negotiation with General Beauregard, the military commander of the town.
cries
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
crowd
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From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
Dolphin
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From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
eagerly
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From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
English
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
entered
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From this reading James Playfair, without losing a moment, entered into negotiation with General Beauregard, the military commander of the town.
European
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From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
flag
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
forced
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
General
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From this reading James Playfair, without losing a moment, entered into negotiation with General Beauregard, the military commander of the town.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
inhabitants
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From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading James Playfair, without losing a moment, entered into negotiation with General Beauregard, the military commander of the town.
James
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From this reading James Playfair, without losing a moment, entered into negotiation with General Beauregard, the military commander of the town.
joyful
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
just
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
large
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From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
latter
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From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
learned
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
losing
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From this reading James Playfair, without losing a moment, entered into negotiation with General Beauregard, the military commander of the town.
military
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From this reading James Playfair, without losing a moment, entered into negotiation with General Beauregard, the military commander of the town.
moment
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From this reading James Playfair, without losing a moment, entered into negotiation with General Beauregard, the military commander of the town.
much
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From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
negotiation
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From this reading James Playfair, without losing a moment, entered into negotiation with General Beauregard, the military commander of the town.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
object
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
other
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
Playfair
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From this reading James Playfair, without losing a moment, entered into negotiation with General Beauregard, the military commander of the town.
proudly
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
provide
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From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
quay
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From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
received
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From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
redoubled
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
report
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
saluted
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From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
sea
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From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
ships
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From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
smuggled
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
soldiers
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From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
spread
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
steamer
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
strictly
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From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
Sullivan
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The “Dolphin” on arriving at the Charleston quay, had been saluted by the cheers of a large crowd.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
town
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From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
visits
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From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
voyage
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
want
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From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
waters
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The inhabitants of this town, strictly blockaded by sea, were not accustomed to visits from European ships.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
why
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From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading James Playfair, without losing a moment, entered into negotiation with General Beauregard, the military commander of the town.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They asked each other, not without astonishment, what this great steamer, proudly bearing the English flag, had come to do in their waters; but when they learned the object of her voyage, and why she had just forced the passage Sullivan, when the report spread that she carried a cargo of smuggled ammunition, the cheers and joyful cries were redoubled.
young
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From this reading The latter eagerly received the young Captain of the “Dolphin,” who had arrived in time to provide the soldiers with the clothes and ammunition they were so much in want of.
