used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
activitynounUS /ækˈtɪvəti/
any specific behavior
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
(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 On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nobody can regard mumps or measles as romantic.
plural of “branch” — a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
buccaneersnounUS /ˌbʌkəˈniːrz/
plural of “buccaneer” — someone who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without having a commission from any sovereign nation
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
calopus
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From this reading THE YELLOW-FEVER MOSQUITO (_Stegomyia calopus_) ... et nova febrium Terris incubuit cohors.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nobody can regard mumps or measles as romantic.
cohors
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From this reading THE YELLOW-FEVER MOSQUITO (_Stegomyia calopus_) ... et nova febrium Terris incubuit cohors.
diseasenounUS /dɪˈziːz/
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
et
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From this reading THE YELLOW-FEVER MOSQUITO (_Stegomyia calopus_) ... et nova febrium Terris incubuit cohors.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
febrium
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From this reading THE YELLOW-FEVER MOSQUITO (_Stegomyia calopus_) ... et nova febrium Terris incubuit cohors.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
grislyadjectiveUS /ˈɡrɪzli/
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
HORACEnounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading (HORACE.)
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
incubuit
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From this reading THE YELLOW-FEVER MOSQUITO (_Stegomyia calopus_) ... et nova febrium Terris incubuit cohors.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
most important element
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
maroonings
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From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
measlesnounUS /ˈmiːzəlz/
an acute and highly contagious viral disease marked by distinct red spots followed by a rash; occurs primarily in children
From this reading Nobody can regard mumps or measles as romantic.
MOSQUITOnounUS /məˈskiːtoʊ/
two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
From this reading THE YELLOW-FEVER MOSQUITO (_Stegomyia calopus_) ... et nova febrium Terris incubuit cohors.
mumpsnounUS /mʌmps/
an acute contagious viral disease characterized by fever and by swelling of the parotid glands
From this reading Nobody can regard mumps or measles as romantic.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody can regard mumps or measles as romantic.
novanounUS /ˈnoʊvə/
a star that ejects some of its material in the form of a cloud and becomes more luminous in the process
From this reading THE YELLOW-FEVER MOSQUITO (_Stegomyia calopus_) ... et nova febrium Terris incubuit cohors.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nobody can regard mumps or measles as romantic.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
piratesnounUS /ˈpaɪrəts/
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
redeemingadjectiveUS /rɪˈdiːmɪŋ/
bringing about salvation or redemption from sin
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Nobody can regard mumps or measles as romantic.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
romanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
slave-trading
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From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
solenounUS /soʊl/
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
Stegomyia
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From this reading THE YELLOW-FEVER MOSQUITO (_Stegomyia calopus_) ... et nova febrium Terris incubuit cohors.
Terris
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From this reading THE YELLOW-FEVER MOSQUITO (_Stegomyia calopus_) ... et nova febrium Terris incubuit cohors.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YELLOW-FEVER MOSQUITO (_Stegomyia calopus_) ... et nova febrium Terris incubuit cohors.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
unromanticadjective
neither expressive of nor exciting sexual love or romance
From this reading Like other branches of human activity disease has its romantic and its unromantic side.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
belonging to which person
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading On the other hand, yellow fever calls up all the romance of slave-trading, pirates and the Spanish Main, buccaneers, maroonings and other grisly horrors, whose sole redeeming feature was a touch of romance.
YELLOW-FEVER
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From this reading THE YELLOW-FEVER MOSQUITO (_Stegomyia calopus_) ... et nova febrium Terris incubuit cohors.
