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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 I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
able
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
AGAIN
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
althoughconjunctionUS /ˌɔːlˈðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
any
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
arrival
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
BACK
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading However, on my discharge, although still as weak as a cat, a friend got me a berth as mess-room steward on the s.s.
big
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From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
boats
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From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
Callao
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From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
camp
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
cat
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From this reading However, on my discharge, although still as weak as a cat, a friend got me a berth as mess-room steward on the s.s.
Chiloc
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From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
coast
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From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
Company's
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From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
Coquimbo
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From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
day
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
description
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
discharge
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From this reading However, on my discharge, although still as weak as a cat, a friend got me a berth as mess-room steward on the s.s.
ereconjunctionUS /er/
an old word for “before”
From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
feel
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From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
fever
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
friend
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From this reading However, on my discharge, although still as weak as a cat, a friend got me a berth as mess-room steward on the s.s.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
General
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
giant
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
glad
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From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
GO
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
got
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From this reading However, on my discharge, although still as weak as a cat, a friend got me a berth as mess-room steward on the s.s.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
healthy
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
Hospital
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, on my discharge, although still as weak as a cat, a friend got me a berth as mess-room steward on the s.s.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
ill
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
left
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
Lima
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
made
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From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
mess-room
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From this reading However, on my discharge, although still as weak as a cat, a friend got me a berth as mess-room steward on the s.s.
months
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
more
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From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
mountains
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From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
once
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From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
Oroya
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
Pacific
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From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
Panama
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From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
resume
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
right
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From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
s
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From this reading However, on my discharge, although still as weak as a cat, a friend got me a berth as mess-room steward on the s.s.
SEA
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
steep
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From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
steward
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From this reading However, on my discharge, although still as weak as a cat, a friend got me a berth as mess-room steward on the s.s.
still
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From this reading However, on my discharge, although still as weak as a cat, a friend got me a berth as mess-room steward on the s.s.
streets
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From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
strong
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
taken
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From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
three
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
trip
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From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
water
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From this reading “Chiloc,” one of the Pacific Company’s coast boats, and right glad I was to feel myself once more on the water.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We made a trip from Callao to Panama, and another to Coquimbo, with its steep streets and big mountains behind.
weak
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From this reading However, on my discharge, although still as weak as a cat, a friend got me a berth as mess-room steward on the s.s.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I GO BACK TO THE SEA AGAIN THE day after my arrival at Lima, I was taken ill with the Oroya fever, which must have been on me before I left the camp.
work
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
young
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From this reading I was taken to the General Hospital and although I was as strong and healthy as a young giant before, it was three months ere I was able to resume work of any description.
