having fair knowledge of
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
baysnounUS /beɪz/
plural of “bay” — an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
blowingnounUS /ˈbloʊɪŋ/
processing that involves blowing a gas
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
breedverbUS /briːd/
call forth
From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
breezesnounUS /ˈbriːzɪz/
plural of “breeze” — a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
BrucenounUS /bruːs/
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
camp-sites
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From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
cannot
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From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
lying toward or situated in the east
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
enduringadjectiveUS /enˈdjʊrɪŋ/
lasting a long time
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
divisible by two
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspoʊzd/
with no protection or shield
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
Ganawa
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From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
plural of “indian” — a native or inhabitant of India
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
infestedverbUS /ˌɪnˈfestɪd/
past form of “infest” — invade in great numbers
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
larvæ
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From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
engage in
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
midsummernounUS /ˈmɪdˈsʌmər/
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
minnowsnounUS /ˈmɪnoʊz/
plural of “minnow” — very small European freshwater fish common in gravelly streams
From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
mosquitoesnounUS /məˈskiːtoʊz/
plural of “mosquito” — two-winged insect whose female has a long proboscis to pierce the skin and suck the blood of humans and animals
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
the local environment
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
pestsnounUS /pests/
plural of “pest” — a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
practicallyadverbUS /ˈpræktɪkli/
almost; nearly
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
with speed
From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
RaynounUS /reɪ/
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
regionsnounUS /ˈriːdʒənz/
plural of “region” — the extended spatial location of something
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
selectadjectiveUS /səˈlekt/
of superior grade
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
shallowadjectiveUS /ˈʃæloʊ/
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
stagnantadjectiveUS /ˈstæɡnənt/
not circulating or flowing
From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
thin-skinnedadjective
quick to take offense
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
a source of difficulty
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
uninhabitableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪnˈhæbətəbəl/
not fit for habitation
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
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 Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As the three friends travelled northward, Ganawa was careful to select camp-sites that were not near shallow warm bays but were exposed to such breezes as might be blowing.
at the time that
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
in or at the place that
From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading REAL TROUBLE It was now midsummer and Bruce and Ray learned something which even to this day few eastern people seem really to know.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
which person or people
From this reading During this time even the Indians, who are not thin-skinned when it comes to enduring mosquitoes and black flies, keep out of the worst infested regions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading They became more acquainted every day with two terrible pests of the North Country, two pests which make some parts of North America practically uninhabitable during the time these pests are at their worst.
wrigglers
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From this reading Mosquitoes breed in shallow stagnant water, where small fish and minnows cannot destroy their larvæ, the wrigglers; while black flies breed in rapidly running water.
