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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 Author of “The Adventures of a Tropical Tramp,” “A Beachcomber in the Orient,” etc.
Adventures
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America
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American
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andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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any
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applied
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Author
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From this reading Author of “The Adventures of a Tropical Tramp,” “A Beachcomber in the Orient,” etc.
Beachcomber
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book
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contempt
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Costa
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covers
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deals
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describe
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enables
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etc
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experience
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extremely
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foreigner
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former
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Grande
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gringo
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Guatemala
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hodge-podge
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Honduras
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inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Author of “The Adventures of a Tropical Tramp,” “A Beachcomber in the Orient,” etc.
inhabitant
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isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The term “_gringo_”--a word of vague origin, once applied with contempt to the American in Mexico--is now used throughout Latin America, without its former opprobrium, to describe any foreigner.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Spanish “_mañana_”--literally “to-morrow”--is extremely popular south of the Rio Grande, where, in phrases suggesting postponement, it enables the inhabitant to solve many of life’s most perplexing problems.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
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Latin
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life's
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literally
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many
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mañana
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Mexico
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most
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Nicaragua
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now
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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of “The Adventures of a Tropical Tramp,” “A Beachcomber in the Orient,” etc.
once
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opprobrium
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orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It deals with a romance or two, a revolution or so, and a hodge-podge of personal experience.
Orient
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origin
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perplexing
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personal
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phrases
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popular
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postponement
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problems
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random
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revolution
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Rica
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Rio
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romance
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Salvador
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It deals with a romance or two, a revolution or so, and a hodge-podge of personal experience.
solve
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south
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Spanish
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suggesting
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term
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of “The Adventures of a Tropical Tramp,” “A Beachcomber in the Orient,” etc.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book covers various random wanderings in Mexico, Guatemala, Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading The term “_gringo_”--a word of vague origin, once applied with contempt to the American in Mexico--is now used throughout Latin America, without its former opprobrium, to describe any foreigner.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The term “_gringo_”--a word of vague origin, once applied with contempt to the American in Mexico--is now used throughout Latin America, without its former opprobrium, to describe any foreigner.
to-morrow
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Tramp
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Tropical
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From this reading Author of “The Adventures of a Tropical Tramp,” “A Beachcomber in the Orient,” etc.
two
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used
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vague
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various
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wanderings
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whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
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withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The term “_gringo_”--a word of vague origin, once applied with contempt to the American in Mexico--is now used throughout Latin America, without its former opprobrium, to describe any foreigner.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The term “_gringo_”--a word of vague origin, once applied with contempt to the American in Mexico--is now used throughout Latin America, without its former opprobrium, to describe any foreigner.
word
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