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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 They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
bull-fight
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From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
café
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From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
chulos
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From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
conquests
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From this reading And then his conquests.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
daring
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
deeds
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
dined
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From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
dramatic
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
ended
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From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
enough
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From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
festivity
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From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
fought
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From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
gala-day
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From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
giving
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
heard
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From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
loud
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From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
Madrid
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
Manuel
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From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
meal
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From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
near
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From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
other
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
others
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From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
peer
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
Pepita
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From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
recitals
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
rival
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
sat
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From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
Sebastiano
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
seen
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
spoke
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
table
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From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
talked
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From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
telling
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From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
then
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From this reading And then his conquests.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
three
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From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
together
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From this reading They dined together at a little café, and heard the bull-fight fought over again by those around them.
voices
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From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And it was of Sebastiano they spoke, giving dramatic recitals of his daring deeds, telling each other of what he had done, of what he could do, and that Madrid had never seen his rival or peer.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At a table near them sat three chulos, who talked together in voices loud enough to be heard throughout their meal.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Pepita and the others, Manuel with them, ended their gala-day with still another festivity.
