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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 He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
all
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
amongstprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋst/
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
ask
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
aspect
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From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
cast
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
changed
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From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of course I did not insist.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of course I did not insist.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
down
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
dull
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From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
eyebrows
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From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
friendly
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From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
frown
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
full
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
glance
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From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
guasso
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From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
heavy
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From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
insist
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From this reading Of course I did not insist.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
ldquo
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From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
lsquo
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
mdash
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From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
much
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
officers
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
p
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From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
peasant
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From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
prefer
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
rdquo
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
room
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
rsquo
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
said
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
Senor
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
senores
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From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
senorita
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
smokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
talking
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
teniente
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
thickly
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading </p> <p> “At this friendly question his aspect changed.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
utter
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From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
very
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From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He looked at me from under his eyebrows with the heavy, dull glance of a guasso—of a peasant.
words
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From this reading </p> <p> “These, senores, were the last words I was to hear him utter for a long, long time.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Senor teniente,’ he said, thickly, and as if very much cast down, ‘do not ask me about the senorita, for I prefer not to think about her at all when I am amongst you.” </p> <p> “He looked, with a frown, all about the room, full of smoking and talking officers.
