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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 It seemed to rise from the sea and float like a mirage.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It seemed to rise from the sea and float like a mirage.
ANGER
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From this reading THE ANGER OF COLONEL FAJARDO The steamer sighted Cartagena in the rosy mists of dawn.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
bastions
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
battlements
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
become
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
broke
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
broken
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
Cartagena
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From this reading THE ANGER OF COLONEL FAJARDO The steamer sighted Cartagena in the rosy mists of dawn.
city
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
COLONEL
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From this reading THE ANGER OF COLONEL FAJARDO The steamer sighted Cartagena in the rosy mists of dawn.
conquistadores
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
dawn
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From this reading THE ANGER OF COLONEL FAJARDO The steamer sighted Cartagena in the rosy mists of dawn.
days
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
de
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
Defiantly
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
domes
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
early
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
enduring
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
facing
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
FAJARDO
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From this reading THE ANGER OF COLONEL FAJARDO The steamer sighted Cartagena in the rosy mists of dawn.
float
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From this reading It seemed to rise from the sea and float like a mirage.
foes
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
fortified
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seemed to rise from the sea and float like a mirage.
gateways
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
gleamed
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
harried
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
here
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
houses
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
impregnable
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ANGER OF COLONEL FAJARDO The steamer sighted Cartagena in the rosy mists of dawn.
increasingly
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
Indias
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to rise from the sea and float like a mirage.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
like
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From this reading It seemed to rise from the sea and float like a mirage.
marched
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
masonry
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
mass
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
massive
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
mighty
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
mirage
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From this reading It seemed to rise from the sea and float like a mirage.
mists
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From this reading THE ANGER OF COLONEL FAJARDO The steamer sighted Cartagena in the rosy mists of dawn.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ANGER OF COLONEL FAJARDO The steamer sighted Cartagena in the rosy mists of dawn.
pink
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
plundered
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
proud
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
rise
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From this reading It seemed to rise from the sea and float like a mirage.
roofs
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
rosy
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From this reading THE ANGER OF COLONEL FAJARDO The steamer sighted Cartagena in the rosy mists of dawn.
sea
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From this reading It seemed to rise from the sea and float like a mirage.
secure
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
seemed
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From this reading It seemed to rise from the sea and float like a mirage.
sighted
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From this reading THE ANGER OF COLONEL FAJARDO The steamer sighted Cartagena in the rosy mists of dawn.
steamer
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From this reading THE ANGER OF COLONEL FAJARDO The steamer sighted Cartagena in the rosy mists of dawn.
stone
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
stronghold
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
surf
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANGER OF COLONEL FAJARDO The steamer sighted Cartagena in the rosy mists of dawn.
there
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
tiled
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
tinted
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to rise from the sea and float like a mirage.
towers
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
very
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From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
wall
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From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
wavered
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The surf broke against the wall of enduring masonry which marched around this ancient city of the _conquistadores_, a mighty wall broken here and there by massive gateways and bastions.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Defiantly facing the sea, secure of itself, this proud stronghold of Cartagena de Indias had been increasingly fortified until it had become impregnable to the foes who, in the very early days, had harried and plundered it.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
yellow
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From this reading It was a mass of towers, domes, and battlements, of stone houses tinted pink and yellow with tiled roofs that gleamed and wavered.
