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1670
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her mate was an Englishman named Carpinger, a brave and skilful seaman.
Admiral
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Adrian
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Her mate was an Englishman named Carpinger, a brave and skilful seaman.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
arms
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
August
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
avoid
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
barque
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
bearing
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
beat
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
bombarded
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
brass
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
brave
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From this reading Her mate was an Englishman named Carpinger, a brave and skilful seaman.
burned
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
carefully
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Carpinger
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From this reading Her mate was an Englishman named Carpinger, a brave and skilful seaman.
carried
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
Chatham
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
children
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From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
Cornelius
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From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
corrupted
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Dame
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From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
De
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
decorated
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
English
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Englishman
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From this reading Her mate was an Englishman named Carpinger, a brave and skilful seaman.
Erasmus
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From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
ESTELL
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From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE OF THE HEER VAN ESTELL.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
FATAL
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From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE OF THE HEER VAN ESTELL.
flag
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
form
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
four
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
General
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Gudule
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From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
gules
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
guns
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
HEER
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From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE OF THE HEER VAN ESTELL.
Hell
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
henceadverbUS /hens/
for this reason
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
High
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
Holland
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Inferno-bocca
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Koningsmarke
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
lions
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
made
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
manned
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
mariner
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
mate
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From this reading Her mate was an Englishman named Carpinger, a brave and skilful seaman.
Michael
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Mightinesses
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
month
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Mouth
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
named
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
nurse
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From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE OF THE HEER VAN ESTELL.
old
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
passengers
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From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
Pernambuco
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Peru
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
port
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Portuguese
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
present
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Provinces
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
rocks
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Rotterdam
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Ruyter
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
sable
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
seaman
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From this reading Her mate was an Englishman named Carpinger, a brave and skilful seaman.
seamen
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
Seven
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
shoals
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
sixteen
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
skilful
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From this reading Her mate was an Englishman named Carpinger, a brave and skilful seaman.
spotted
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
States
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
stern
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From this reading She was manned by Captain Koningsmarke and sixteen seamen; she carried four brass guns, and had her stern decorated by the lions, spotted sable and gules, which form the arms of Rotterdam.
tacking
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE OF THE HEER VAN ESTELL.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
then
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Tilbury
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
Trüdchen
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From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
two
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From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
United
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From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
VAN
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From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE OF THE HEER VAN ESTELL.
VOYAGE
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From this reading THE FATAL VOYAGE OF THE HEER VAN ESTELL.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was in the month of August, 1670, that the barque _De Ruyter_, bearing the flag of the Seven United Provinces (then under their High Mightinesses the States General) and named after Michael Adrian de Ruyter, Admiral of Holland--the same valiant mariner who beat the English, burned Chatham, and bombarded Tilbury--left the port of Pernambuco, in Peru, for Rotterdam, tacking carefully to avoid the shoals and rocks which made the Portuguese of old name it the "Mouth of Hell"--_Inferno-bocca_--hence its present corrupted name.
wife
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From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading As passengers, she had the Heer Van Estell, his wife Gudule, their two little children, Erasmus and Cornelius, with Dame Trüdchen, their faithful old nurse.
