used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
in the past
From this reading Many years ago a doctor found in the blood of malaria patients tiny animals.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Many years ago a doctor found in the blood of malaria patients tiny animals.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
attacksnounUS /əˈtæks/
plural of “attack” — (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading In some regions people cannot live because this sickness attacks every one who comes there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
for the reason that
From this reading In some regions people cannot live because this sickness attacks every one who comes there.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Many years ago a doctor found in the blood of malaria patients tiny animals.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
cannot
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From this reading In some regions people cannot live because this sickness attacks every one who comes there.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
chillnounUS /tʃɪl/
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
ChillsnounUS /tʃɪlz/
plural of “chill” — coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading In some regions people cannot live because this sickness attacks every one who comes there.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Many years ago a doctor found in the blood of malaria patients tiny animals.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
set up or found
From this reading Many years ago a doctor found in the blood of malaria patients tiny animals.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
how
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From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
INSECTSnounUS /ˈɪnsekts/
plural of “insect” — small air-breathing arthropod
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading In some regions people cannot live because this sickness attacks every one who comes there.
MalarianounUS /məˈleriə/
an infective disease caused by sporozoan parasites that are transmitted through the bite of an infected Anopheles mosquito; marked by paroxysms of chills and fever
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many years ago a doctor found in the blood of malaria patients tiny animals.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In some regions people cannot live because this sickness attacks every one who comes there.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
the local environment
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
a person who requires medical care
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
patientsnounUS /ˈpeɪʃənts/
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading Many years ago a doctor found in the blood of malaria patients tiny animals.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading In some regions people cannot live because this sickness attacks every one who comes there.
Identical; not different.
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In some regions people cannot live because this sickness attacks every one who comes there.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In some regions people cannot live because this sickness attacks every one who comes there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought that they might be the cause of the illness, but he could not find out how they got into the blood.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
very small
From this reading Many years ago a doctor found in the blood of malaria patients tiny animals.
under normal conditions
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading INSECTS AND HEALTH =Malaria or Chills and Fever.=--Malaria is a disease in which the patient usually has a chill followed by a fever at the same time each day or every other day.
which person or people
From this reading In some regions people cannot live because this sickness attacks every one who comes there.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Thousands of people suffer from this sickness in the warm parts of our country and hundreds of them die every year.
a late time of life
From this reading Many years ago a doctor found in the blood of malaria patients tiny animals.
