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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 His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
acquaintance
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From this reading One felt startled when, upon more intimate acquaintance, he confided that he was an ex-bandit.
addressed
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
almost
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From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One felt startled when, upon more intimate acquaintance, he confided that he was an ex-bandit.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
appearance
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From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
army
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
carried
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From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
COAST
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From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
confided
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From this reading One felt startled when, upon more intimate acquaintance, he confided that he was an ex-bandit.
continued
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
dark
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From this reading His large, dark eyes were shaded with long, girlish lashes.
DOWN
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From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
ex-bandit
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From this reading One felt startled when, upon more intimate acquaintance, he confided that he was an ex-bandit.
eyes
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From this reading His large, dark eyes were shaded with long, girlish lashes.
felt
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From this reading One felt startled when, upon more intimate acquaintance, he confided that he was an ex-bandit.
feminine
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From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
first
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
General
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From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
girlish
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From this reading His large, dark eyes were shaded with long, girlish lashes.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
Hermosillo
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From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
intimate
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From this reading One felt startled when, upon more intimate acquaintance, he confided that he was an ex-bandit.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
large
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From this reading His large, dark eyes were shaded with long, girlish lashes.
lashes
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From this reading His large, dark eyes were shaded with long, girlish lashes.
long
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From this reading His large, dark eyes were shaded with long, girlish lashes.
lower
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
met
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From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
Mexican
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
mild-mannered
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From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
more
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From this reading One felt startled when, upon more intimate acquaintance, he confided that he was an ex-bandit.
much
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One felt startled when, upon more intimate acquaintance, he confided that he was an ex-bandit.
only
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
out
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From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
pleased
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
practice
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
rank
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
reality
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
scarcely
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From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
shaded
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From this reading His large, dark eyes were shaded with long, girlish lashes.
slender
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From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
southward
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From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
startled
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From this reading One felt startled when, upon more intimate acquaintance, he confided that he was an ex-bandit.
teens
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From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
teniente
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From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
train
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From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One felt startled when, upon more intimate acquaintance, he confided that he was an ex-bandit.
voice
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From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His large, dark eyes were shaded with long, girlish lashes.
WEST
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From this reading DOWN THE WEST COAST I On the train that carried me southward from Hermosillo I met “The General.”
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One felt startled when, upon more intimate acquaintance, he confided that he was an ex-bandit.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His rank, in reality, was only that of _teniente_, than which one could not be much lower in a Mexican army, but it pleased him so much when I first addressed him as “General” that I continued the practice.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading His large, dark eyes were shaded with long, girlish lashes.
young
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From this reading He was young--scarcely out of his teens--slender, mild-mannered, almost feminine in voice and appearance.
