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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 For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.
all
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
anguish
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Can better times have come at last?” he asked himself.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
awakening
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
awoke
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From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
bed
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From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
Better
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From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
blanket
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
bun
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
came
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
Canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
catching
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From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.
chair
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From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.
cold
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
ComenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
conversation
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
dance
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
del
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
dreaming
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
encounter
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
finding
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
followed
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
hunger
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
La
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
LastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
light
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
loss
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From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.
Manuel
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From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
narrow
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
now
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
once
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
Proposals
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From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
Puerto
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
Rabanitos
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
rags
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From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.
Romea
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
room
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
sat
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From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.
sensations
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
sheltered
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From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
shop
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
sight
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From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
strewn
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From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.
suicide
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
Then
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
there
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
Times
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From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
twelve
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From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
up
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From this reading He sat up in bed, and catching sight of his rags strewn across a chair, was at a loss.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
Vidal
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
Vidal's
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From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
Virgen
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From this reading Then all at once the suicide at the Virgen del Puerto came to his mind; there followed his encounter with Vidal, the dance at the Romea and the conversation with La Rabanitos in the bun shop.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Can Better Times Have Come at Last?—Vidal’s Proposals When Manuel awoke next morning it was already twelve.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For so long his first sensations, upon awakening, had been of cold, hunger or anguish, that now, finding himself under a blanket, sheltered, in a narrow room with little light in it, he wondered whether he were dreaming.
