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air
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From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
all
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From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The slight malarial attack of Don Gaspar was the first of an annoying series.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
annoying
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From this reading The slight malarial attack of Don Gaspar was the first of an annoying series.
attack
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From this reading The slight malarial attack of Don Gaspar was the first of an annoying series.
awaited
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From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We suffered no definite misfortunes; but things did not go well.
change
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From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
definite
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From this reading We suffered no definite misfortunes; but things did not go well.
depression
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From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We suffered no definite misfortunes; but things did not go well.
disease
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From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
Don
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From this reading The slight malarial attack of Don Gaspar was the first of an annoying series.
favourable
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From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
fever
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From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The slight malarial attack of Don Gaspar was the first of an annoying series.
Gaspar
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From this reading The slight malarial attack of Don Gaspar was the first of an annoying series.
go
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From this reading We suffered no definite misfortunes; but things did not go well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
hard
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From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
healthy
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From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
Indian
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From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
inoculated
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From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
kept
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From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
latent
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From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
luck
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From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
malarial
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From this reading The slight malarial attack of Don Gaspar was the first of an annoying series.
marked
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From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
marshes
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From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
misfortunes
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From this reading We suffered no definite misfortunes; but things did not go well.
moment
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From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We suffered no definite misfortunes; but things did not go well.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We suffered no definite misfortunes; but things did not go well.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
only
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From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
OURdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
OUT
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From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
overwork
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From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
Sacramento
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From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
SEND
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From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
series
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From this reading The slight malarial attack of Don Gaspar was the first of an annoying series.
slight
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From this reading The slight malarial attack of Don Gaspar was the first of an annoying series.
suffered
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From this reading We suffered no definite misfortunes; but things did not go well.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
systems
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From this reading I suppose we had all been inoculated on the marshes of the Sacramento, and the disease had remained latent in our systems.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
things
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From this reading We suffered no definite misfortunes; but things did not go well.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
TREASURE
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From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
troubles
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From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The slight malarial attack of Don Gaspar was the first of an annoying series.
WEpronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
well
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From this reading We suffered no definite misfortunes; but things did not go well.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WE SEND OUT OUR TREASURE Though these Indian troubles had nothing to do with it, nevertheless they marked the beginning of our change of luck.
work
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From this reading The hard work in the open air had kept us healthy; but the fever only awaited the favourable moment of depression or of overwork.
