adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
AdmiralnounUS /ˈædmərəl/
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
adviseverbUS /ædˈvaɪz/
give advice to
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
AMATEURnounUS /ˈæmətɜːr/
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading THE AMATEUR M.D.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Talk the matter over with such an one.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
DnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading THE AMATEUR M.D.
druggistnounUS /ˈdrʌɡɪst/
a health professional trained in the art of preparing and dispensing drugs
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
first-classadjectiveUS /ˌfɜːrstˈklæs/
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
Francisco
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From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
GoverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
hereadverbUS /hiːr/
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
knowsnounUS /noʊz/
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
listverbUS /lɪst/
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading THE AMATEUR M.D.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Talk the matter over with such an one.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
meditates
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From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
NavynounUS /ˈneɪvi/
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
out-of-the-wayadjective
exceptional, unusual, or remarkable
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Talk the matter over with such an one.
placesnounUS /ˈpleɪsəz/
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
sailedverbUS /seɪld/
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
saltnounUS /sɔːlt/
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
San
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From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
sicknessnounUS /ˈsɪknəs/
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
Snark
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From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
sortnounUS /sɔːrt/
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
specialistsnounUS /ˈspeʃələsts/
plural of “specialist” — an expert who is devoted to one occupation or branch of learning
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
startverbUS /stɑːrt/
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Talk the matter over with such an one.
SwissnounUS /swɪs/
the natives or inhabitants of Switzerland
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
TalkverbUS /tɔːk/
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Talk the matter over with such an one.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMATEUR M.D.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Go to a first-class druggist—the sort that have specialists on their salary list who know everything.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
tropicadjectiveUS /ˈtrɑːpɪk/
relating to or situated in or characteristic of the tropics (the region on either side of the equator)
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
waternounUS /ˈwɔːtər/
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we sailed from San Francisco on the _Snark_ I knew as much about sickness as the Admiral of the Swiss Navy knows about salt water.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading And here, at the start, let me advise any one who meditates going to out-of-the-way tropic places.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Talk the matter over with such an one.
