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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 There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
accordance
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
age
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
airs
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
all
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
arms
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
arranged
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From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
Arrochkoa
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
ball-game
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From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/
for the reason that
From this reading They were laughing because they had begun laughing, without knowing why.
begun
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From this reading They were laughing because they had begun laughing, without knowing why.
benches
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
celebrated
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
colored
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
cut
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
elegant
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
Erribiague
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From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
Etchezar
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
evening
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
far-distant
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From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
Florentino
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
following
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From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
girls
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
Gracieuse
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
grand
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From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
granite
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
knowing
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From this reading They were laughing because they had begun laughing, without knowing why.
laughing
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From this reading And they were laughing, these little girls, they were laughing!
limber
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
most
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
mountains
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From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
near
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From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
ones
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
other
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
pale
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
play
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
practice
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
pretty
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
Ramuntcho
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
recent
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
season
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
seats
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
Spain
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
square
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
Sunday
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From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
taken
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
tall
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From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
There
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From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And they were laughing, these little girls, they were laughing!
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
three
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From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
vagary
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
village
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From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
waists
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From this reading The girls, all pretty; with elegant airs in their pale colored waists cut in accordance with the most recent vagary of the season.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a grand ball-game arranged for the following Sunday at Erribiague, a far-distant village, near the tall mountains.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
why
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From this reading They were laughing because they had begun laughing, without knowing why.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Ramuntcho, Arrochkoa and Florentino were to play against three celebrated ones of Spain; they were to practice that evening, limber their arms on the square of Etchezar, and Gracieuse, with other little girls of her age, had taken seats on the granite benches to look at them.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They were laughing because they had begun laughing, without knowing why.
