Which preposition to use with pirate

of Occurrences 96%

I had long believed that there was some connivance between the pirates of the coast and the English traders, and small blame to them for it.

in Occurrences 53%

A breathlessness of excitement held the pirates in a vise.

on Occurrences 31%

But the pirate on the high C's refused to Gee, and Whoa was the natural result.

at Occurrences 27%

] might be allowed to attack the pirate at his anchorage, he received from the king of Portugal a peremptory refusal; and, in his attempt to force his way up the river he was driven back by the fire from the batteries.

from Occurrences 21%

It's true, perhaps, that most of the Britishers were forced to join in about the same way I was, and there may be a Scandinavian, or two, with a few Dutch, to be counted in that list; but the most of these cusses are pirates from choice.

with Occurrences 13%

"Of course I can't make out what she's like, though I bet you her hull and funnels are camouflaged to beat the band, so as to fool those Hun submarine pirates with the stripes of black and white.

to Occurrences 9%

He had probably laid them away because they so incriminated many of the great people of the colony of New York that, with the books in evidence, it would have been impossible to bring the pirate to justice without dragging a dozen or more fine gentlemen into the dock along with him.

as Occurrences 5%

Kill my bos'n ashore, take the lampman for it, and make me so short-handed that I ship a gang of pirates as passengers.

for Occurrences 5%

But then the rich presents of gold and silver given him by Alcinous, which he saw carefully laid up in secure places near him, staggered him: which seemed not like the act of wrongful or unjust men, such as turn pirates for gain, or land helpless passengers in remote coasts to possess themselves of their goods.

by Occurrences 4%

He and certain other adventurers had purchased a vessel of some five hundred tons, which they proposed to convert into a pirate by cutting port-holes for cannon, and running three or four carronades across her main-deck.

than Occurrences 4%

The poor fellows looked very uncomfortable; but, I suppose, thought they had better stand the fire of the pirates than mine, and kept at their post.

off Occurrences 4%

Carolina, North, pirates off the coasts of; governor of, intimidated by Teach; planters at, seek assistance from Virginia.

after Occurrences 3%

The usual place of meeting for the buccaneers was upon the west end of the island of Tortuga, which lies off the northern coast of Hayti, although the English pirates after 1654 met on the island of Jamaica.

under Occurrences 3%

The black man told him of great sums of money buried by Kidd the pirate under the oak-trees on the high ridge, not far from the morass.

before Occurrences 3%

He was ready to drift for as long as it took to escape the notice of the pirates before turning on the power and setting a course for freedom.

without Occurrences 2%

You could not have even Danish pirates without ships, or ships without seamanship.

againLoss Occurrences 2%

completedAngria makes overtures for peaceBoone outwitted ... CHAPTER VII EXPEDITION AGAINST GHERIAH Trouble with the PortugueseMadagascar pirates againLoss of the CassandraCaptain Macrae's brave defenceThe one-legged pirateRichard LazenbyExpedition against GheriahMr.

into Occurrences 2%

And, indeed, Barnaby, standing there with the bandage about his head, must have looked a very droll picture of that astonishment he felt so profoundly at finding who was this pirate into whose hands he had fallen.

out Occurrences 2%

By this means he discovered that the Spanish Council of State had sent six well-equipped men-of-war with instructions to drive the English pirates out of the seas, and to destroy as many of them as possible.

within Occurrences 2%

I remember noticing the bay as it grew cleaner, and thinking that I would break off swearing; and I remember cursing Bob Smart like a pirate within an hour.

near Occurrences 1%

DAVIS, JOHN, an English navigator, born near Dartmouth; took early to the sea; conducted (1585-1587) three expeditions to the Arctic Seas in quest of a NW. passage to India and China, as far N. as 73°; discovered the strait which bears his name; sailed as pilot in two South Sea expeditions, and was killed by Japanese pirates near Malacca; wrote the "Seaman's Secret" (1550-1605).

during Occurrences 1%

Steve was referring to Jack and Jill, the diminutive citizens of Titan who had played a critical role in rescuing Eagle City from the pirates during their assault on Mars.

against Occurrences 1%

At this time there was a deal of talk in those parts of the Americas concerning Captain Morgan, and the prodigious successes he was having pirating against the Spaniards.

about Occurrences 1%

But their united numbers render them secure against petty bands of marauders, and the solitary bandolero, armed to the teeth, and mounted on his Andalusian steed, hovers about them, like a pirate about a merchant convoy, without daring to make an assault.

through Occurrences 1%

They robbed and harried first and foremost sailors: for such not even the winter season was any longer safe; the pirates through daring and through practice and through success were now showing absolute fearlessness in their seamanship.

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