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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 As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
ago
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From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
bread
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From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
cassava
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From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
clothed
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From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
cold
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From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
coming
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From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
degree
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From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
delicious
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From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
dignity
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From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
drink
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From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
earnestness
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From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had not seen that ever it was cold in this land.
feasted
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From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
fish
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From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
Frank
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From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
fruit
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From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
Goth
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From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
Guacanagari
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From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
GUACANAGARI'S
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From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had not seen that ever it was cold in this land.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
held
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From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
iguana
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From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We had not seen that ever it was cold in this land.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We had not seen that ever it was cold in this land.
land
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From this reading We had not seen that ever it was cold in this land.
Latin
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From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
made
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From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
many
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From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
matter
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From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
mild
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From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
momentous
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From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
much
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From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We had not seen that ever it was cold in this land.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
people
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From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
perhaps
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From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
potato
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From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
Saxon
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From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
seen
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From this reading We had not seen that ever it was cold in this land.
some
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From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
sufficient
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From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We had not seen that ever it was cold in this land.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
town
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From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
unclothed
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From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
Utias
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From this reading Utias we had and iguana, fish, cassava bread, potato, many a delicious fruit, and that mild drink that they made.
warm
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From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GUACANAGARI’S town was much perhaps as was Goth town, Frank town, Saxon town, Latin town, sufficient time ago.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had not seen that ever it was cold in this land.
weather
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From this reading As for clothed and unclothed, that may be to some degree a matter of cold or warm weather.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Guacanagari feasted us with great dignity and earnestness, for he and his people held it a momentous thing our coming here, our being here.
