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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 One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
all
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From this reading “You can tell all that to the court,” answered the guard to the Snake-Man’s protestations.
Alonso
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
Ana
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From this reading While he was thus engaged in argument, Jesús escaped by the Plaza de Santa Ana.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
answerednounUS /ˈanswered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “You can tell all that to the court,” answered the guard to the Snake-Man’s protestations.
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading While he was thus engaged in argument, Jesús escaped by the Plaza de Santa Ana.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
benches
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From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading While he was thus engaged in argument, Jesús escaped by the Plaza de Santa Ana.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can tell all that to the court,” answered the guard to the Snake-Man’s protestations.
chapel
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From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
churches
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
Convent
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
couplenounUS /ˈkʌpəl/
two people or things considered together
From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
court
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From this reading “You can tell all that to the court,” answered the guard to the Snake-Man’s protestations.
crowded
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From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
de
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From this reading While he was thus engaged in argument, Jesús escaped by the Plaza de Santa Ana.
Don
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
Dungeons
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
engaged
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From this reading While he was thus engaged in argument, Jesús escaped by the Plaza de Santa Ana.
escaped
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From this reading While he was thus engaged in argument, Jesús escaped by the Plaza de Santa Ana.
guard
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From this reading “You can tell all that to the court,” answered the guard to the Snake-Man’s protestations.
guards
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From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
handed
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From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
important
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From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
Jesús
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
Manuel
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
Municipal
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
night
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From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
officers
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From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
only
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From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
out
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From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
person
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From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
Plaza
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From this reading While he was thus engaged in argument, Jesús escaped by the Plaza de Santa Ana.
protestationsplural nounUS /ˌprɑtəˈsteɪʃənz/
strong statements of objection
From this reading “You can tell all that to the court,” answered the guard to the Snake-Man’s protestations.
respectable
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From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
retiredverbUS /rɪˈtaɪərd/
went away to a private place
From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
ReturnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
San
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From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
Santa
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From this reading While he was thus engaged in argument, Jesús escaped by the Plaza de Santa Ana.
Sebastian
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From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
Several
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
sexton
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From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
show
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From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
slept
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
Snake-Man's
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From this reading “You can tell all that to the court,” answered the guard to the Snake-Man’s protestations.
Soldier
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
Soup
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
tellnounUS /tell/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “You can tell all that to the court,” answered the guard to the Snake-Man’s protestations.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
threw
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From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
thus
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From this reading While he was thus engaged in argument, Jesús escaped by the Plaza de Santa Ana.
times
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From this reading The Municipal Dungeons—The Returned Soldier—The Convent Soup Several times Manuel, Jesús and Don Alonso slept in churches.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
tried
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From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
trio
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From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
well
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From this reading Don Alonso tried to show the guards that he was not only a respectable person, but an important one as well.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While he was thus engaged in argument, Jesús escaped by the Plaza de Santa Ana.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One night, after the trio had retired in a chapel of San Sebastian, crowded with benches, the sexton threw them out and handed them over to a couple of officers.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can tell all that to the court,” answered the guard to the Snake-Man’s protestations.
