used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We have about one doctor for every one hundred families.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
ArizonanounUS /ˌerɪˈzoʊnə/
a state in southwestern United States; site of the Grand Canyon
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
avoidedverbUS /əˈvɔɪdɪd/
past form of “avoid” — stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
carelessnessnounUS /ˈkerləsnəs/
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
DakotanounUS /dəˈkoʊtə/
a member of the Siouan people of the northern Mississippi valley; commonly called the Sioux
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
DelawarenounUS /ˈdeləwer/
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
diseasesnounUS /dɪˈziːzəz/
plural of “disease” — an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading We have about one doctor for every one hundred families.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
be identical or equivalent to
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We have about one doctor for every one hundred families.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading We have about one doctor for every one hundred families.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading =The Cause of Sickness.=--Some people are so foolish as to make themselves sick.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have about one doctor for every one hundred families.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
HampshirenounUS /ˈhæmpʃər/
a county of southern England on the English Channel
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have about one doctor for every one hundred families.
ten 10s
From this reading We have about one doctor for every one hundred families.
IdahonounUS /ˈaɪdəhoʊ/
a state in the Rocky Mountains
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
conformity or harmony
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
engage in
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
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 KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
MexiconounUS /ˈmeksəkoʊ/
a republic in southern North America; became independent from Spain in 1810
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
MontananounUS /mɑːnˈtænə/
a state in northwestern United States on the Canadian border
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
NevadanounUS /nəˈvɑːdə/
a state in the western United States
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
OklahomanounUS /ˌoʊkləˈhoʊmə/
a state in south central United States
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We have about one doctor for every one hundred families.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
precisely, exactly
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
SICKNESSnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading =The Cause of Sickness.=--Some people are so foolish as to make themselves sick.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading =The Cause of Sickness.=--Some people are so foolish as to make themselves sick.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A careful study of disease and its cause shows that at least one half of all the sickness in our land can be avoided by right living.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading =The Cause of Sickness.=--Some people are so foolish as to make themselves sick.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
thirteennounUS /ˈθɜːrˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading KEEPING AWAY SICKNESS =Too Much Sickness.=--Many diseases are caused by our own carelessness and our bad habits of living.
UtahnounUS /ˈjuːtɔː/
a state in the western United States; settled in 1847 by Mormons led by Brigham Young
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
VermontnounUS /vərˈmɑːnt/
a state in New England
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have about one doctor for every one hundred families.
WyomingnounUS /ˌwaɪˈoʊmɪŋ/
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading There are enough people sick every day to make a city as large as New York or to equal the number of people living in the thirteen states of Idaho, Nevada, Wyoming, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Delaware, Montana, Vermont, New Hampshire, North Dakota and South Dakota, and Oklahoma.
