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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 Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among them came many messengers from the neighboring kings with soft speeches and gifts.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
Assignations
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
behold
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
came
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From this reading Among them came many messengers from the neighboring kings with soft speeches and gifts.
concerning
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
continually
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
crossing
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
dark
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
day
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
detail
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
drawn
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
encountered
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
enveloped
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
expose
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
eye
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
face
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
figure
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
fleets
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
flocked
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
flotillas
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
followed
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
gave
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
gifts
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From this reading Among them came many messengers from the neighboring kings with soft speeches and gifts.
guests
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
hand
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
incognitos
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
inhabitants
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
inscrutable
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
interest
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
interviews
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
islands
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
kings
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From this reading Among them came many messengers from the neighboring kings with soft speeches and gifts.
like
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
Lima
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
limbs
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
lord
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
manifold
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
many
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From this reading Among them came many messengers from the neighboring kings with soft speeches and gifts.
messengers
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From this reading Among them came many messengers from the neighboring kings with soft speeches and gifts.
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
difficult to explain or understand
From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
needless
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
neighboring
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
noticed
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
Odo
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
only
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
plaited
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
Plaza
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
receiving
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
relate
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
robe
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
round
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
royal
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
several
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
soft
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From this reading Among them came many messengers from the neighboring kings with soft speeches and gifts.
solitary
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
sometimes
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
speeches
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From this reading Among them came many messengers from the neighboring kings with soft speeches and gifts.
strangers
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
tappa
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Among them came many messengers from the neighboring kings with soft speeches and gifts.
there
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
token
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
tower-shadowed
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From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
UponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
various
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
visits
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From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Upon the third day, however, there was noticed a mysterious figure, like the inscrutable incognitos sometimes encountered, crossing the tower-shadowed Plaza of Assignations at Lima.
ways
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From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But it were needless to detail our various interviews, or relate in what manifold ways, the royal strangers gave token of their interest concerning us.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading For the rest of that day, and several that followed, we were continually receiving visits from the neighboring islands; whose inhabitants in fleets and flotillas flocked round Odo to behold the guests of its lord.
wimpled
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From this reading It was enveloped in a dark robe of tappa, so drawn and plaited about the limbs; and with one hand, so wimpled about the face, as only to expose a solitary eye.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Among them came many messengers from the neighboring kings with soft speeches and gifts.
