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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 After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
ascertained
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
attacked
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From this reading That done, there would be nothing to fear from his fulgurator when the island was attacked.
authorities
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
based
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
Bermudan
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From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
BOARD
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From this reading ON BOARD THE "TONNANT."
bold
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
care
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From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
carry
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
completed
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
conviction
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
Davon's
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
destroyed
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
document
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading That done, there would be nothing to fear from his fulgurator when the island was attacked.
Engineer
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From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
engines
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
English
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
expedition
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
failure
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
fear
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From this reading That done, there would be nothing to fear from his fulgurator when the island was attacked.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
forgetting
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From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
French
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From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading That done, there would be nothing to fear from his fulgurator when the island was attacked.
fulgurator
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From this reading That done, there would be nothing to fear from his fulgurator when the island was attacked.
gained
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
George
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
ground
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
handed
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From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
Hart
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From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
indications
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
inventor
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From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
island
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From this reading That done, there would be nothing to fear from his fulgurator when the island was attacked.
Karraje's
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
keg
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
Ker
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
Lieutenant
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
lost
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
mission
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading That done, there would be nothing to fear from his fulgurator when the island was attacked.
object
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
off
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON BOARD THE "TONNANT."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
perished
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
piratesnounUS /ˈpirates/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
recovered
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From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
return
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
Roch
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
rock
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
sailors
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
shore
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
Simon
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From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
St
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
striking
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
Sword
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON BOARD THE "TONNANT."
there
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From this reading That done, there would be nothing to fear from his fulgurator when the island was attacked.
Thomas
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
thrown
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
TONNANT
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From this reading ON BOARD THE "TONNANT."
up
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From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
vain
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
waited
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From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The object of the expedition, based upon the indications of the document found in the keg that was thrown up on the shore at St. George, was to carry off Thomas Roch ere his engines were completed.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading That done, there would be nothing to fear from his fulgurator when the island was attacked.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After the failure of Lieutenant Davon's mission with the _Sword_, the English authorities waited in vain for the expedition to return, and the conviction at length gained ground that the bold sailors had perished; but whether the _Sword_ had been lost by striking against a rock or had been destroyed by Ker Karraje's pirates, could not, of course, be ascertained.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The French inventor having been recovered--without forgetting Engineer Simon Hart--he was to be handed over to the care of the Bermudan authorities.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That done, there would be nothing to fear from his fulgurator when the island was attacked.
