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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 “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
AlthoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
America
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From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
back
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From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
become
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
Braza
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From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
brazil
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From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
burning
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From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
called
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
century
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From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
certain
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From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
considerable
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From this reading In very early days these woods were the object of considerable trade.
correctly
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
country
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
crossed
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From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
days
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From this reading In very early days these woods were the object of considerable trade.
descriptive
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From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
district
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From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
dye
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From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
early
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From this reading In very early days these woods were the object of considerable trade.
embers
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From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
equator
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From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
far
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From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
frequently
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From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
given
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From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
heap
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
ibirapitunga
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
immense
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
language
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From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
lighted
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
like
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
met
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From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
object
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From this reading In very early days these woods were the object of considerable trade.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
place
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
production
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
products
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From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
rays
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
reddish
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From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
seems
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
South
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From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
Spanish
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From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
stuck
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
sun
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
trade
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From this reading In very early days these woods were the object of considerable trade.
tropical
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From this reading Although correctly called _“ibirapitunga,”_ from the place of production, the name of _“brazil”_ stuck to them, and it has become that of the country, which seems like an immense heap of embers lighted by the rays of the tropical sun.
twelfth
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From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
used
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From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
vast
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From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
very
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From this reading In very early days these woods were the object of considerable trade.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In very early days these woods were the object of considerable trade.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading From this has come the name “Brazil,” given to that vast district of South America which is crossed by the equator, and in which these products are so frequently met with.
woods
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From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
word
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From this reading “Braza” (burning embers) is a word found in the Spanish language as far back as the twelfth century.
yield
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From this reading It has been used to make the word “brazil,” as descriptive of certain woods which yield a reddish dye.
