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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 If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
adverse
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
affairs
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From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
anchor
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
autumn
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
away
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
banks
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
belated
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From this reading Now and then ships came in, but they were small, belated craft.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
better
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From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Now and then ships came in, but they were small, belated craft.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
came
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
cause
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From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
clapboard
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From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
corn
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
CouncilnounUS /council/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
countless
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
courage
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From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
court
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From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
craftnounUS /kræft/
a boat or ship in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading Now and then ships came in, but they were small, belated craft.
delayed
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
deputy
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
DoctornounUS /doctor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
England
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From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
Flower
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
forest
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
fort
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
fortnight
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
fowl
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
grape
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
Italian
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
Jamestown
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
King
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From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
knew
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From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
letter
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
London
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
man
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From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
marshes
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
Meet
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
most
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From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
much
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
Now
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From this reading Now and then ships came in, but they were small, belated craft.
nuts
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
Only
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
private
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From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
purple
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
reedy
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
return
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
risked
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From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
river
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
rode
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
ruin
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From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
sailing
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From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
Santa
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
sassafras
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From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
Sea
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
ships
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From this reading Now and then ships came in, but they were small, belated craft.
slipped
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
small
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From this reading Now and then ships came in, but they were small, belated craft.
stayed
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
summer
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
tarried
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From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
tarrying
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From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
Teresa
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
then
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From this reading Now and then ships came in, but they were small, belated craft.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now and then ships came in, but they were small, belated craft.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
trading
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From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
treasurer
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
ventures
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From this reading The most had left England before the sailing of the _Santa Teresa_; the rest, private ventures, trading for clapboard or sassafras, knew nothing of court affairs.
Virginia
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From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now and then ships came in, but they were small, belated craft.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
wife
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
wild
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
winds
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
Yeardley
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From this reading Only the _Sea Flower_, sailing from London a fortnight after the _Santa Teresa_, and much delayed by adverse winds, brought a letter from the deputy treasurer to Yeardley and the Council.
yellowing
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From this reading In which I Meet an Italian Doctor The summer slipped away, and autumn came, with the purple of the grape and the yellowing corn, the nuts within the forest, and the return of the countless wild fowl to the marshes and reedy river banks, and still I stayed in Jamestown, and my wife with me, and still the _Santa Teresa_ rode at anchor in the river below the fort.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading If the man whom she brought knew that by tarrying in Virginia he risked his ruin with the King, yet, with a courage worthy of a better cause, he tarried.
