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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 VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
all
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From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
ARENA
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From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was sociable with them, and they ceased to be embarrassed in his presence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Even Mrs. Blossom no longer trembled before him, and he was as jolly with the boys as though he had been one of them.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Even Mrs. Blossom no longer trembled before him, and he was as jolly with the boys as though he had been one of them.
belonged
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From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
Blossom
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From this reading Even Mrs. Blossom no longer trembled before him, and he was as jolly with the boys as though he had been one of them.
boys
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From this reading Even Mrs. Blossom no longer trembled before him, and he was as jolly with the boys as though he had been one of them.
bull-rings
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From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
ceased
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From this reading He was sociable with them, and they ceased to be embarrassed in his presence.
COMBATS
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From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
conducted
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From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
day
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From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
elephants
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From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
embarrassed
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From this reading He was sociable with them, and they ceased to be embarrassed in his presence.
enclosurenounUS /ˈenclosure/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even Mrs. Blossom no longer trembled before him, and he was as jolly with the boys as though he had been one of them.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
familiar
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From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
gentlemennounUS /gentlemen/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
Guicowar
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From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
GUICOWAR'S
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From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was sociable with them, and they ceased to be embarrassed in his presence.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Even Mrs. Blossom no longer trembled before him, and he was as jolly with the boys as though he had been one of them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
household
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From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
jolly
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From this reading Even Mrs. Blossom no longer trembled before him, and he was as jolly with the boys as though he had been one of them.
king
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From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
large
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From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
longer
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From this reading Even Mrs. Blossom no longer trembled before him, and he was as jolly with the boys as though he had been one of them.
members
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From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
Mrs
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From this reading Even Mrs. Blossom no longer trembled before him, and he was as jolly with the boys as though he had been one of them.
new
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From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Even Mrs. Blossom no longer trembled before him, and he was as jolly with the boys as though he had been one of them.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Even Mrs. Blossom no longer trembled before him, and he was as jolly with the boys as though he had been one of them.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
own
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From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
palace
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From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
pleasure
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From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
presence
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From this reading He was sociable with them, and they ceased to be embarrassed in his presence.
recreation
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From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
reminding
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From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
seen
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From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
sociable
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From this reading He was sociable with them, and they ceased to be embarrassed in his presence.
Sowari
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From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
Spain
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From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was sociable with them, and they ceased to be embarrassed in his presence.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
trembled
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From this reading Even Mrs. Blossom no longer trembled before him, and he was as jolly with the boys as though he had been one of them.
VARIOUS
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From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
week
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From this reading VARIOUS COMBATS IN THE GUICOWAR'S ARENA The party remained a week at the palace of the Guicowar, and every day had a new pleasure or recreation.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the day after the Sowari the gentlemen of the party were conducted to the arena of the elephants, which was a large enclosure, reminding those who had seen them of the bull-rings of Spain.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The king was as familiar with all the members as though they had belonged to his own household.
