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Chapter II
“Now this is the strange thing about these germs. There were always new ones coming to live in men's bodies. Long and long and long ago, when there were only a few men in the world, there were few diseases. But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies. Thus were countless millions and billions of human beings killed.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ““Now this is the strange thing about these germs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Long and long and long ago, when there were only a few men in the world, there were few diseases.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading ““Now this is the strange thing about these germs.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ““Now this is the strange thing about these germs.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Long and long and long ago, when there were only a few men in the world, there were few diseases.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Now this is the strange thing about these germs.
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From this reading Long and long and long ago, when there were only a few men in the world, there were few diseases.
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From this reading There were always new ones coming to live in men's bodies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Long and long and long ago, when there were only a few men in the world, there were few diseases.
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From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
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From this reading Thus were countless millions and billions of human beings killed.
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From this reading Thus were countless millions and billions of human beings killed.
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From this reading There were always new ones coming to live in men's bodies.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
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From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
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From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
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From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
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From this reading There were always new ones coming to live in men's bodies.
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From this reading Thus were countless millions and billions of human beings killed.
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From this reading Long and long and long ago, when there were only a few men in the world, there were few diseases.
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From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
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From this reading Long and long and long ago, when there were only a few men in the world, there were few diseases.
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From this reading “Now this is the strange thing about these germs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
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From this reading Thus were countless millions and billions of human beings killed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were always new ones coming to live in men's bodies.
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From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Now this is the strange thing about these germs.
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From this reading Thus were countless millions and billions of human beings killed.
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From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
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From this reading There were always new ones coming to live in men's bodies.
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From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Long and long and long ago, when there were only a few men in the world, there were few diseases.
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From this reading Long and long and long ago, when there were only a few men in the world, there were few diseases.
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From this reading There were always new ones coming to live in men's bodies.
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From this reading Thus were countless millions and billions of human beings killed.
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From this reading There were always new ones coming to live in men's bodies.
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From this reading “Now this is the strange thing about these germs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
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From this reading There were always new ones coming to live in men's bodies.
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From this reading Long and long and long ago, when there were only a few men in the world, there were few diseases.
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From this reading “Now this is the strange thing about these germs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Now this is the strange thing about these germs.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
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From this reading There were always new ones coming to live in men's bodies.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Now this is the strange thing about these germs.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Now this is the strange thing about these germs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Now this is the strange thing about these germs.
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From this reading Thus were countless millions and billions of human beings killed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were always new ones coming to live in men's bodies.
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From this reading But as men increased and lived closely together in great cities and civilizations, new diseases arose, new kinds of germs entered their bodies.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were always new ones coming to live in men's bodies.
at the time that
From this reading Long and long and long ago, when there were only a few men in the world, there were few diseases.
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From this reading Long and long and long ago, when there were only a few men in the world, there were few diseases.
