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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 WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
advance
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From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
advertises
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From this reading There is a steamship service along the Pacific Coast which advertises regular sailing dates.
ahead
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From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There is a steamship service along the Pacific Coast which advertises regular sailing dates.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
apt
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From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
blazing
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
Central-American
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From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
Coast
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From this reading There is a steamship service along the Pacific Coast which advertises regular sailing dates.
dates
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From this reading There is a steamship service along the Pacific Coast which advertises regular sailing dates.
day
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From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
earn
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
equip
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From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
far
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
fate
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
grasp
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having neglected this precaution, he must resort to patience.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having neglected this precaution, he must resort to patience.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
hot
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
hotel
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
inhabitants
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a steamship service along the Pacific Coast which advertises regular sailing dates.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
journey
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From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
living
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
MAKE
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From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
MARINES
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From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
more
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Having neglected this precaution, he must resort to patience.
neglected
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From this reading Having neglected this precaution, he must resort to patience.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
overcharging
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
Pacific
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From this reading There is a steamship service along the Pacific Coast which advertises regular sailing dates.
patience
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From this reading Having neglected this precaution, he must resort to patience.
period
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
precaution
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From this reading Having neglected this precaution, he must resort to patience.
PRESIDENTS
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From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
private
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From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
quite
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From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
regular
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From this reading There is a steamship service along the Pacific Coast which advertises regular sailing dates.
repairs
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From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
republic
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From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
resort
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From this reading Having neglected this precaution, he must resort to patience.
sailing
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From this reading There is a steamship service along the Pacific Coast which advertises regular sailing dates.
schedules
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From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
seaport
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From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
service
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From this reading There is a steamship service along the Pacific Coast which advertises regular sailing dates.
shabby
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
steamship
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From this reading There is a steamship service along the Pacific Coast which advertises regular sailing dates.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
There
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From this reading There is a steamship service along the Pacific Coast which advertises regular sailing dates.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Having neglected this precaution, he must resort to patience.
three
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
thrown
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
thus
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
town
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
traveler
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From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
travelers
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
two
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From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
usually
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From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
varying
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
vessels
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From this reading But since its vessels are quite apt to be ahead of their schedules, one usually repairs to the seaport a day or two in advance.
waits
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
weeks
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From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
WHEREconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is a steamship service along the Pacific Coast which advertises regular sailing dates.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading And since they are far more apt to be behind their schedules, one usually waits there for a period varying from one to three weeks, at a shabby hotel in a blazing hot town whose inhabitants earn their living by overcharging such travelers as fate has thus thrown into their grasp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
yacht
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From this reading WHERE MARINES MAKE PRESIDENTS I To journey from one Central-American republic to another, the traveler should equip himself with a private yacht.
