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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
able
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From this reading La Violette was an able and devoted assistant.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
all
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From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading La Violette was an able and devoted assistant.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
Armed
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From this reading Armed with these, he assumed the province of physician and strove manfully to save the young man’s life.
arrival
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
assistant
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From this reading La Violette was an able and devoted assistant.
assumed
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From this reading Armed with these, he assumed the province of physician and strove manfully to save the young man’s life.
battling
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From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
Bradford
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From this reading Hiram Bradford was his constant companion and nurse.
brandy
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
Canada
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
come
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
companion
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From this reading Hiram Bradford was his constant companion and nurse.
constant
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From this reading Hiram Bradford was his constant companion and nurse.
day
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
days
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From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
delirium
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From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
devoted
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From this reading La Violette was an able and devoted assistant.
Douglas
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From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
drugs
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
fever
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From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
few
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
fighting
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From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
following
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
French
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
Hiram
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From this reading Hiram Bradford was his constant companion and nurse.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
just
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
knew
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
La
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From this reading La Violette was an able and devoted assistant.
lay
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From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
life
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From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
man's
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From this reading Armed with these, he assumed the province of physician and strove manfully to save the young man’s life.
manfully
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From this reading Armed with these, he assumed the province of physician and strove manfully to save the young man’s life.
Miamis
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
nurse
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From this reading Hiram Bradford was his constant companion and nurse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
physician
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From this reading Armed with these, he assumed the province of physician and strove manfully to save the young man’s life.
powers
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From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
procured
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
province
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From this reading Armed with these, he assumed the province of physician and strove manfully to save the young man’s life.
quantity
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
Ross
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From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Armed with these, he assumed the province of physician and strove manfully to save the young man’s life.
strove
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From this reading Armed with these, he assumed the province of physician and strove manfully to save the young man’s life.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Armed with these, he assumed the province of physician and strove manfully to save the young man’s life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Armed with these, he assumed the province of physician and strove manfully to save the young man’s life.
trader
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
unconscious
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From this reading For days Ross Douglas lay unconscious, fighting all the powers of fever and delirium—battling for his life.
uses
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
village
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From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
Violette
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From this reading La Violette was an able and devoted assistant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hiram Bradford was his constant companion and nurse.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the day following his arrival in the village of the Miamis, Bradford procured from a French trader—who had just come across from Canada—a quantity of brandy, and a few drugs, the uses of which he knew.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Armed with these, he assumed the province of physician and strove manfully to save the young man’s life.
young
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From this reading Armed with these, he assumed the province of physician and strove manfully to save the young man’s life.
