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1885
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
500
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
all
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
arriving
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Of the stories that he told a few will serve as samples illustrating the growth of the sheep business in this new country.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
British
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
business
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
capital
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
conversation
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From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
country
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From this reading Of the stories that he told a few will serve as samples illustrating the growth of the sheep business in this new country.
Cruz
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From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
devoted
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
Edelmiro
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From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
few
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From this reading Of the stories that he told a few will serve as samples illustrating the growth of the sheep business in this new country.
Gallegos
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From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
Governor
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From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
greater
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
growth
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From this reading Of the stories that he told a few will serve as samples illustrating the growth of the sheep business in this new country.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
Hamilton
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Of the stories that he told a few will serve as samples illustrating the growth of the sheep business in this new country.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
illustrating
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From this reading Of the stories that he told a few will serve as samples illustrating the growth of the sheep business in this new country.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SHEEP IN PATAGONIA.
industry
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
James
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
John
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
knowledge
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
L
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
long
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From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
Mayer
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From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
new
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From this reading Of the stories that he told a few will serve as samples illustrating the growth of the sheep business in this new country.
now
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
part
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
PATAGONIA
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From this reading SHEEP IN PATAGONIA.
Patagonian
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From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
pays
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
port
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From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
productive
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
profit
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
region
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
samples
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From this reading Of the stories that he told a few will serve as samples illustrating the growth of the sheep business in this new country.
Santa
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From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
Saunders
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
serve
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From this reading Of the stories that he told a few will serve as samples illustrating the growth of the sheep business in this new country.
SHEEP
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From this reading SHEEP IN PATAGONIA.
stories
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From this reading Of the stories that he told a few will serve as samples illustrating the growth of the sheep business in this new country.
subjects
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
talk
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From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
territory
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From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
there
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
thorough
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
told
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From this reading Of the stories that he told a few will serve as samples illustrating the growth of the sheep business in this new country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The greater part of this talk was devoted to the sheep business, the one productive industry of the region that now pays a profit to all having capital in it.
went
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From this reading John Hamilton and James Saunders, British subjects, went to Patagonia in 1885, arriving there with, L500 each and a thorough knowledge of the sheep business.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Of the stories that he told a few will serve as samples illustrating the growth of the sheep business in this new country.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the port of Gallegos, I had a long conversation with Edelmiro Mayer, Governor of the Patagonian territory of Santa Cruz.
