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1492

Chapter VII

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JUAN LEPE, quitting the Vega of Granada, recrossed the mountains.
I was at wander.
I did not go to Malaga.
I did not then go to Palos.
I went to San Lucar.
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1492

Chapter VII

Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
JUAN LEPE, quitting the Vega of Granada, recrossed the mountains.
Line 2
I was at wander.
Line 3
I did not go to Malaga.
Line 4
I did not then go to Palos.
Line 5
I went to San Lucar.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Went noun US /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I went to San Lucar.”

All words in this reading · 23

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I was at wander.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I did not go to Malaga.

go

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From this reading I did not go to Malaga.

Granada

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From this reading JUAN LEPE, quitting the Vega of Granada, recrossed the mountains.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I was at wander.

JUAN

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From this reading JUAN LEPE, quitting the Vega of Granada, recrossed the mountains.

LEPE

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From this reading JUAN LEPE, quitting the Vega of Granada, recrossed the mountains.

Lucar

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From this reading I went to San Lucar.

Malaga

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From this reading I did not go to Malaga.

mountains

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From this reading JUAN LEPE, quitting the Vega of Granada, recrossed the mountains.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I did not go to Malaga.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading JUAN LEPE, quitting the Vega of Granada, recrossed the mountains.

Palos

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From this reading I did not then go to Palos.

quitting

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From this reading JUAN LEPE, quitting the Vega of Granada, recrossed the mountains.

recrossed

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From this reading JUAN LEPE, quitting the Vega of Granada, recrossed the mountains.

San

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From this reading I went to San Lucar.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading JUAN LEPE, quitting the Vega of Granada, recrossed the mountains.

then

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From this reading I did not then go to Palos.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I did not go to Malaga.

Vega

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From this reading JUAN LEPE, quitting the Vega of Granada, recrossed the mountains.

wander

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From this reading I was at wander.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading I was at wander.

wentnounUS /went/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I went to San Lucar.