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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 HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Each convoy as it arrived was carefully inspected, for life in the _étapes_ was an inducement to disease.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These entailed no expenditure of money and little trouble for themselves.
any
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
arrived
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From this reading Each convoy as it arrived was carefully inspected, for life in the _étapes_ was an inducement to disease.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
BETWEENprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
BYprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
care
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
carefully
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From this reading Each convoy as it arrived was carefully inspected, for life in the _étapes_ was an inducement to disease.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
convoy
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
customary
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
day
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
disease
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From this reading Each convoy as it arrived was carefully inspected, for life in the _étapes_ was an inducement to disease.
drawing
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
EachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each convoy as it arrived was carefully inspected, for life in the _étapes_ was an inducement to disease.
entailed
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From this reading These entailed no expenditure of money and little trouble for themselves.
epidemic
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
exercised
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
expenditure
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From this reading These entailed no expenditure of money and little trouble for themselves.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
GULF
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
hotbeds
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From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
HOW
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Each convoy as it arrived was carefully inspected, for life in the _étapes_ was an inducement to disease.
inducement
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From this reading Each convoy as it arrived was carefully inspected, for life in the _étapes_ was an inducement to disease.
infection
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From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
inspect
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
inspected
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From this reading Each convoy as it arrived was carefully inspected, for life in the _étapes_ was an inducement to disease.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Each convoy as it arrived was carefully inspected, for life in the _étapes_ was an inducement to disease.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Each convoy as it arrived was carefully inspected, for life in the _étapes_ was an inducement to disease.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These entailed no expenditure of money and little trouble for themselves.
miracle
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From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
money
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From this reading These entailed no expenditure of money and little trouble for themselves.
more
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
newly-arrived
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading These entailed no expenditure of money and little trouble for themselves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
officials
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
own
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
Pavlof
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
possibly
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From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
precautionsplural nounUS /prɪˈkɔʃənz/
actions taken to prevent danger
From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
previous
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
prisoners
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
received
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
safety
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
SAT
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
SIDE
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
special
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
spring
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading These entailed no expenditure of money and little trouble for themselves.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These entailed no expenditure of money and little trouble for themselves.
THEYpronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
trouble
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From this reading These entailed no expenditure of money and little trouble for themselves.
uncontaminated
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From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
unusual
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
vice
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From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
view
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading To one who had passed through those hotbeds of vice and infection himself, it seemed a miracle that any could possibly come through uncontaminated.
winter
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From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW THEY SAT SIDE BY SIDE WITH A GULF BETWEEN One day, as winter was drawing towards the spring, Pavlof received a customary order to inspect a convoy of newly-arrived prisoners.
year
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From this reading Since the epidemic of the previous year the officials had exercised unusual precautions, more with a view, however, to their own safety than from any special care for the rest.
étapes
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From this reading Each convoy as it arrived was carefully inspected, for life in the _étapes_ was an inducement to disease.
