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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 “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
all
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From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
Almost
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
Alvarez
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
Angelique
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
beach
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
beat
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From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
bells
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
booms
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
breeze
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
cathedral
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
compelled
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From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
depart
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From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
devil
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From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
disappointmentnounUS /ˈdisappointment/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
Dreams
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From this reading “The Queen of my Dreams!” he almost wept.
English
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From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
fast
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From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
freshening
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
give
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
Gringo
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
Gringos
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From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
hand
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From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The Queen of my Dreams!” he almost wept.
hell
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From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
Hijos
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
hundred
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
impotence
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From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
lamentedverbUS /ləˈmentɪd/
expressed great sadness or disappointment
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
lost
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
Mariano
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “The Queen of my Dreams!” he almost wept.
now
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
out
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
pigs
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
pommel
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From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
port
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
proclaimed
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
Queen
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From this reading “The Queen of my Dreams!” he almost wept.
rage
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From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
range
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
rifle
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
rifles
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
saddle
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From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
sheer
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From this reading Alvarez Torres beat the saddle pommel with his hand in sheer impotence of rage and disappointment.
slight
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
starboard
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
study
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From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
three
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
Torres
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
Vercara
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
we've
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
wept
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From this reading “The Queen of my Dreams!” he almost wept.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And if I had will of all Gringos they would depart so fast that the devil in hell would be compelled to study English.”
winged
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From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And now we’ve lost both the Gringo pigs,” Alvarez Torres lamented on the beach as, with a slight freshening of the breeze and with booms winged out to port and starboard, the _Angelique_ passed out of range of their rifles.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
yards
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
è
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From this reading “Almost would I give three bells to the cathedral,” Mariano Vercara è Hijos proclaimed, “to have them within a hundred yards of this rifle.
