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acquainted
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
allow
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
appear
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The officials, however, were, as behoved them, considerably more demonstrative.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They professed to have seen the error of their ways, and were as enthusiastic in Fernandez' praise as they had hitherto been in his detriment.
behoved
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From this reading The officials, however, were, as behoved them, considerably more demonstrative.
better
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
concerning
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
considerably
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From this reading The officials, however, were, as behoved them, considerably more demonstrative.
demonstrative
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From this reading The officials, however, were, as behoved them, considerably more demonstrative.
desired
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
detriment
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From this reading They professed to have seen the error of their ways, and were as enthusiastic in Fernandez' praise as they had hitherto been in his detriment.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
enthusiastic
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From this reading They professed to have seen the error of their ways, and were as enthusiastic in Fernandez' praise as they had hitherto been in his detriment.
error
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From this reading They professed to have seen the error of their ways, and were as enthusiastic in Fernandez' praise as they had hitherto been in his detriment.
fellow-conspirators
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From this reading With Hermanos, and his fellow-conspirators, he was not likely, as he observed, to have very much trouble.
Fernandez
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
Gloria
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They professed to have seen the error of their ways, and were as enthusiastic in Fernandez' praise as they had hitherto been in his detriment.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading With Hermanos, and his fellow-conspirators, he was not likely, as he observed, to have very much trouble.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With Hermanos, and his fellow-conspirators, he was not likely, as he observed, to have very much trouble.
Hermanos
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From this reading With Hermanos, and his fellow-conspirators, he was not likely, as he observed, to have very much trouble.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With Hermanos, and his fellow-conspirators, he was not likely, as he observed, to have very much trouble.
hitherto
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From this reading They professed to have seen the error of their ways, and were as enthusiastic in Fernandez' praise as they had hitherto been in his detriment.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The officials, however, were, as behoved them, considerably more demonstrative.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They professed to have seen the error of their ways, and were as enthusiastic in Fernandez' praise as they had hitherto been in his detriment.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
La
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
leader
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
like
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
likely
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From this reading With Hermanos, and his fellow-conspirators, he was not likely, as he observed, to have very much trouble.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
more
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From this reading The officials, however, were, as behoved them, considerably more demonstrative.
mortals
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
much
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
observed
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From this reading With Hermanos, and his fellow-conspirators, he was not likely, as he observed, to have very much trouble.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
officials
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From this reading The officials, however, were, as behoved them, considerably more demonstrative.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
opinions
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
other
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
own
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
populace
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
praise
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From this reading They professed to have seen the error of their ways, and were as enthusiastic in Fernandez' praise as they had hitherto been in his detriment.
President's
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
private
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
professed
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From this reading They professed to have seen the error of their ways, and were as enthusiastic in Fernandez' praise as they had hitherto been in his detriment.
re-appearance
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
realized
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
sagacious
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
say
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
seen
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From this reading They professed to have seen the error of their ways, and were as enthusiastic in Fernandez' praise as they had hitherto been in his detriment.
Strange
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
temper
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The officials, however, were, as behoved them, considerably more demonstrative.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
trouble
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
very
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With Hermanos, and his fellow-conspirators, he was not likely, as he observed, to have very much trouble.
way
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From this reading Strange to say, the populace of La Gloria did not appear to trouble themselves very much, either one way or the other, concerning their President's re-appearance.
ways
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From this reading They professed to have seen the error of their ways, and were as enthusiastic in Fernandez' praise as they had hitherto been in his detriment.
well
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The officials, however, were, as behoved them, considerably more demonstrative.
whateverdeterminerUS /ˌwʌˈtevər/
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
wiser
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From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They were well acquainted with Fernandez' temper, and, like sagacious mortals, realized that it would be wiser for them to allow him to suppose that, whatever their own private opinions might be, they desired no better leader than himself.
