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Chapter II
"Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us. They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence. Some were cut down, and they were the happiest. The others were killed afterwards. As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
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the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “"Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
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From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
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From this reading The others were killed afterwards.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
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From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
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From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
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From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
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From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
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From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
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From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
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From this reading Some were cut down, and they were the happiest.
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From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
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From this reading Some were cut down, and they were the happiest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
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From this reading Some were cut down, and they were the happiest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
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From this reading The others were killed afterwards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
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From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
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From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
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From this reading The others were killed afterwards.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Some were cut down, and they were the happiest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As to me, I saved my life by signing on with them."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
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From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They laid us aboard, and, short-handed as we were, with the best of the men ashore with you, we could offer but a poor defence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, Master Craddock, the pirate ship came back from its careening upon the very day that you left us.
