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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 CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
adventurers
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also
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From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
bells
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From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
came
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
Christian
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
Christmas
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
CHRISTMASTIDE
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
converted
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From this reading Have they converted the Indies?
Darkness
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From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
doing
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dwelling
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
elsewhere
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fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
going
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From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
golden
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From this reading Are they moving happily in the golden, spicy lands?
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Great marvel!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
happily
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From this reading Are they moving happily in the golden, spicy lands?
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have they converted the Indies?
heard
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
hearing
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houses
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
Indies
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From this reading Have they converted the Indies?
land
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
lands
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From this reading Are they moving happily in the golden, spicy lands?
manner
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
Maria
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
marvel
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From this reading Great marvel!
mass
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From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
men
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
moving
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From this reading Are they moving happily in the golden, spicy lands?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
nigh
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
Now
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From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
river
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
Santa
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
Sea
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From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔrt/
brief or direct in expression
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
sinking
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
some
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
Spain
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From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
spicy
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From this reading Are they moving happily in the golden, spicy lands?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
thousand
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
two
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
women
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From this reading Now, in Spain and elsewhere, men and women, hearing Christmas bells, might wonder, “What are they doing--are they also going to mass--those adventurers across the Sea of Darkness?
wonder
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word
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
year
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From this reading CHRISTMASTIDE, a year from the sinking of the _Santa Maria_, came to nigh two thousand Christian men dwelling in some manner of houses by a river in a land that, so short time before, had never heard the word “Christmas.”
