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83
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From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
admirably
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
also
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From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
barracks
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
bay
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
befits
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From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
boasts
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
boy
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From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
buildings
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From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
capital
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
Cathedral
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From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
charmingly
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
chief
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
cigarettes
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
city
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From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
damaged
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From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
distance
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
earthquake
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From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
edifice
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From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
equallynounUS /ˈequally/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
Equinata
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
Gloria
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
half-a-mile
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
half-castes
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
handsomenounUS /ˈhandsome/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
hatching
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
house
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
Houses
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From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
imposing
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From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
knows
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From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
La
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
land
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From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
land-locked
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
man
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From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
mulattoes
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
negroes
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
notable
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From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
numbering
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
only
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
opera
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
palace
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
Parliament
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From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
Pedro
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From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
plots
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
politician
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From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
population
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
port
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
possesses
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From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
President's
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
quadroons
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
remainder
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
Republic
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
San
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From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
seem
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
shaped
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
side
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
situated
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
soldiers
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
some
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
somewhat
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From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
spend
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
store
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From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
stretch
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
structures
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From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
superiors
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
ten
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
There
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From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
thirty
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The city possesses some fine buildings, notable among which is the Cathedral of San Pedro, a handsome edifice, though somewhat damaged by the earthquake of '83.
thousand
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
twelve
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
unadulterated
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
upwards
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
west
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From this reading La Gloria, the chief port and capital of the Republic of Equinata, is charmingly situated on the west side of an admirably shaped bay, and is land-locked, save for a distance of about half-a-mile.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The Houses of Parliament are also imposing structures, as befits a land where every man is a politician, and no boy knows what may be in store for him.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
white
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From this reading It boasts a population numbering upwards of thirty thousand, of which only some ten or twelve thousand are white, the remainder being half-castes, quadroons, mulattoes, and negroes unadulterated.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There is also the President's palace, and, of course, an opera house, and equally of course a long stretch of barracks, where the soldiers would seem to spend their time smoking cigarettes and hatching plots against their superiors.
