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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 A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
achieved
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
adventures
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
appearancenounUS /ˈappearance/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
Atlantic
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From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
attention
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
Bay
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
boat
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From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
boats
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
bold
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
Bonnet's
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
business
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
captured
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
coast
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
commerce
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From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
created
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
cutthroats
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
Delaware
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
desperadoes
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
down
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
eight
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From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
filled
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
fishing
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
good-sized
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
grew
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
Jersey
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
made
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
man
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
men
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From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
named
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
New
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
nine
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
Ocean
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From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
only
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From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
out
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From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
outrage
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
people
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
Philadelphia
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
piracy
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
Pirate
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
piratical
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
reached
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
reported
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
Richard
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
roaring
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
scourge
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From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
sensation
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
set
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
Six
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
sloop
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
small
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
soon
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
started
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From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
Stede
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
strict
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
stroke
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
success
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
taking
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
talked
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From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
terminal
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
trading
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
unpretentious
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
up
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
very
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
vessels
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From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
waters
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
way
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
Weeks
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In this small craft he went down the coast of New Jersey taking everything he could from fishing boats and small trading vessels until he reached Delaware Bay, and here he made a bold stroke and captured a good-sized sloop.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When this piratical outrage was reported at Philadelphia, it created a great sensation, and people talked about it until the open boat with nine men grew into a great pirate ship filled with roaring desperadoes and cutthroats.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He started out as a scourge upon the commerce of the Atlantic Ocean with only an open boat and eight men.
Worley
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From this reading This was a man named Richard Worley, who set himself up in piracy in a very small way, but who, by a strict attention to business, soon achieved a remarkable success.
York
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From this reading A Six Weeks' Pirate About the time of Stede Bonnet's terminal adventures a very unpretentious pirate made his appearance in the waters of New York.
