#15 28 by the way vs at the way, on the way Sorry. I got it already Another question devoted/requested/claimed/dedicated The island was known (25)____to_________ the Spanish but still uninhabited in 1609, when Sir George Somers ran aground on a sandbank in a storm and (26)____devoted/requested/claimed/dedicated__ it for the Crown. The "pretty" town of St George's, which he founded, is the oldest English (27)____community______ in the New World. P.S.: The key says 'claimed' however, I still can't get the whole situation.