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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 "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Don Arturo's hospitality was famous at Las Palmas, London and Liverpool, and people talk about the feasts he gave.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
Arturo
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
Arturo's
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From this reading Don Arturo's hospitality was famous at Las Palmas, London and Liverpool, and people talk about the feasts he gave.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
big
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
breakfast
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
careful
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
CAYMAN'S
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
cold
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From this reading The company's cold stores were searched and the finest fruit in the island was ordered.
colonial
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From this reading Pioneers of colonial industry, imperialist politicians, and leaders of commerce met at the table.
commerce
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From this reading Pioneers of colonial industry, imperialist politicians, and leaders of commerce met at the table.
company's
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From this reading The company's cold stores were searched and the finest fruit in the island was ordered.
cook
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
corner
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
Don
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
empty
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
famous
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feasts
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From this reading Don Arturo's hospitality was famous at Las Palmas, London and Liverpool, and people talk about the feasts he gave.
finest
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From this reading The company's cold stores were searched and the finest fruit in the island was ordered.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
fruit
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From this reading The company's cold stores were searched and the finest fruit in the island was ordered.
gave
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From this reading Don Arturo's hospitality was famous at Las Palmas, London and Liverpool, and people talk about the feasts he gave.
given
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
glass-roofed
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
gone
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
got
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Don Arturo's hospitality was famous at Las Palmas, London and Liverpool, and people talk about the feasts he gave.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
hospitality
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From this reading Don Arturo's hospitality was famous at Las Palmas, London and Liverpool, and people talk about the feasts he gave.
hot
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
hotel
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
imperialist
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From this reading Pioneers of colonial industry, imperialist politicians, and leaders of commerce met at the table.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The company's cold stores were searched and the finest fruit in the island was ordered.
industry
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From this reading Pioneers of colonial industry, imperialist politicians, and leaders of commerce met at the table.
island
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From this reading The company's cold stores were searched and the finest fruit in the island was ordered.
Las
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
leaders
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From this reading Pioneers of colonial industry, imperialist politicians, and leaders of commerce met at the table.
Liverpool
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From this reading Don Arturo's hospitality was famous at Las Palmas, London and Liverpool, and people talk about the feasts he gave.
London
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From this reading Don Arturo's hospitality was famous at Las Palmas, London and Liverpool, and people talk about the feasts he gave.
manager
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
met
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From this reading Pioneers of colonial industry, imperialist politicians, and leaders of commerce met at the table.
Metropole
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
most
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
nearly
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
o'clock
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
occupied
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
ordered
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From this reading The company's cold stores were searched and the finest fruit in the island was ordered.
Palmas
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
party's
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
patio
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
people
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From this reading Don Arturo's hospitality was famous at Las Palmas, London and Liverpool, and people talk about the feasts he gave.
Pioneers
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From this reading Pioneers of colonial industry, imperialist politicians, and leaders of commerce met at the table.
politicians
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From this reading Pioneers of colonial industry, imperialist politicians, and leaders of commerce met at the table.
RETURN
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From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
searched
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From this reading The company's cold stores were searched and the finest fruit in the island was ordered.
stores
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From this reading The company's cold stores were searched and the finest fruit in the island was ordered.
table
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From this reading Pioneers of colonial industry, imperialist politicians, and leaders of commerce met at the table.
talk
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From this reading Don Arturo's hospitality was famous at Las Palmas, London and Liverpool, and people talk about the feasts he gave.
ten
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "CAYMAN'S" RETURN Don Arturo and his party occupied a corner of the glass-roofed _patio_ at the Metropole.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
tourists
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From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The company's cold stores were searched and the finest fruit in the island was ordered.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading For the most part, the tourists had gone when Las Palmas got hot, and the big hotel was nearly empty, but the cook and manager had given the party's ten o'clock breakfast careful thought.
