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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 IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
accomplishment
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
afloat
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
ague
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
Americans
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
annexation
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
become
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
boat
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
bold
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
braved
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
Charles
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
city
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
claim
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
creole
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
crossing
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From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
dangers
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
delta
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
dengue
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
departure
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From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
endured
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
enormous
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
even
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
filled
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
first
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
flag
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
forest
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
forts
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
glorious
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
Gulf
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From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
hardened
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
heat
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
hoped
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From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
horse
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
IMPRESSED
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
influx
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
inhabitants
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
insect
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
jack
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
journey
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
joy
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
July
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
lady
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From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
last
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
little
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
long
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
Louis
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
marked
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From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
mosquito-and-fever-plagued
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
native-born
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
New
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
nine
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
now
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From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
only
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
Orleans
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
pests
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
pushed
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
qualm
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
resignation
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
river
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
sense
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
separated
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From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
shipping
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
sight
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
Southern
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
St
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From this reading The sight of the creole city, with our glorious flag afloat above the bold little forts, St. Louis and St. Charles, filled me with joy and a sense of accomplishment.
swamp
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
swelter
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
thousand
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
torments
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
trade
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From this reading Though, even with the influx of our native-born Americans since the annexation, the city could claim only nine thousand inhabitants, the amount of its trade and shipping was enormous.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
wearisome
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From this reading IMPRESSED It was a wearisome journey by river and forest and swamp to New Orleans in the swelter of the July heat, but I pushed on by horse and boat to the mosquito-and-fever-plagued city of the delta.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This marked my point of departure in the crossing of the Gulf, which alone, I hoped, now separated me from my lady.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
yellow
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From this reading Having long since become hardened to the torments of the Southern insect pests and to the dangers of ague, dengue, and yellow jack, I endured the first with resignation and braved the last without a qualm.
