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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 DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
arches
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
background
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
balconies
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
bench
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
black
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
Bougainvillea
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
branches
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From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
BREAKFAST
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
broke
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
Buenavista
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
built
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From this reading The house was built in a hollow square and its occupants used the patio when the rooms were hot.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
coffee
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
darkly
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
DON
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
early
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
Finca
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
flat
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
foliage
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
fountain
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From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
front
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
given
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
glowed
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
got
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
green
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
hard
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
hill
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
hollow
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From this reading The house was built in a hollow square and its occupants used the patio when the rooms were hot.
hot
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From this reading The house was built in a hollow square and its occupants used the patio when the rooms were hot.
house
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From this reading The house was built in a hollow square and its occupants used the patio when the rooms were hot.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The house was built in a hollow square and its occupants used the patio when the rooms were hot.
kitchen
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
LUIS
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
marble
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From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
Marston
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
masses
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
middle
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From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
mountains
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
occupants
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From this reading The house was built in a hollow square and its occupants used the patio when the rooms were hot.
ochre
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
opening
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
others
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
PARTYnounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
patio
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
pepper
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From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
pierced
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
places
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
purple
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
roll
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
rolled
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
roof
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
rooms
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From this reading The house was built in a hollow square and its occupants used the patio when the rooms were hot.
shining
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From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
shutters
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
small
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
some
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
splashed
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From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
square
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From this reading The house was built in a hollow square and its occupants used the patio when the rooms were hot.
stable
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
stairs
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
steep
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
straight
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
stretched
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From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
tree
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From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
up
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
used
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From this reading The house was built in a hollow square and its occupants used the patio when the rooms were hot.
wall
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house was built in a hollow square and its occupants used the patio when the rooms were hot.
wash
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From this reading In places, purple masses of Bougainvillea glowed against the ochre wash, and beyond the flat roof a steep hill, darkly green with foliage, rolled up against a background of distant mountains.
water
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From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The house was built in a hollow square and its occupants used the patio when the rooms were hot.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In the middle of the square a pepper tree stretched its thin branches across a marble fountain, in which shining water splashed.
windows
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From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One wall was pierced by arches opening to the kitchen and stable; outside stairs, balconies, and windows with green shutters, broke the straight front of the others.
Wyndham
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From this reading DON LUIS' BREAKFAST PARTY One got up early at the Finca Buenavista, and when they had been given some black coffee and a small hard roll, Wyndham and Marston went to a bench in the patio.
