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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 was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
actors
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
all
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From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
animated
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
away
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
baking
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From this reading In its baking, quivering streets the proverbial pin would have dropped with a loud report.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
bestir
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From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
Cartagena
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choruses
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
closed
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Colombia
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deck
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
departing
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dialogue
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
disturb
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From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
down
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
dropped
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From this reading In its baking, quivering streets the proverbial pin would have dropped with a loud report.
embraces
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
even
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
exerted
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
farther
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
friends
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
go
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In its baking, quivering streets the proverbial pin would have dropped with a loud report.
hours
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From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In its baking, quivering streets the proverbial pin would have dropped with a loud report.
inclination
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From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
indolent
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From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
last
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From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
LIED
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From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
like
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
loud
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From this reading In its baking, quivering streets the proverbial pin would have dropped with a loud report.
made
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From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
MAN
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From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
many
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
Marta
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
noontide
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From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
opera
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
passenger
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
perfervid
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
pin
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From this reading In its baking, quivering streets the proverbial pin would have dropped with a loud report.
pity
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From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
Porto
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promenade
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
proverbial
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From this reading In its baking, quivering streets the proverbial pin would have dropped with a loud report.
quivering
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From this reading In its baking, quivering streets the proverbial pin would have dropped with a loud report.
report
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From this reading In its baking, quivering streets the proverbial pin would have dropped with a loud report.
sailing
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From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
Santa
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
shutters
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From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
sleep
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From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
stage
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
steamer
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
streets
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From this reading In its baking, quivering streets the proverbial pin would have dropped with a loud report.
surrounding
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
Tarragona
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tears
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From this reading The promenade deck was like the stage of an opera, tears, embraces, perfervid dialogue, animated choruses surrounding the actors.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
tranquil
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From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
voyage
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From this reading However, for every departing passenger many friends exerted themselves to go down to the steamer, even though the voyage might be no farther away than Santa Marta or Porto Colombia.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
went
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From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
wharf
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From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was a pity to disturb the tranquil noontide when all Cartagena closed the shutters and went to sleep.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE MAN WHO LIED These last hours before the sailing of the _Tarragona_ made the indolent wharf bestir itself against its inclination.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In its baking, quivering streets the proverbial pin would have dropped with a loud report.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In its baking, quivering streets the proverbial pin would have dropped with a loud report.
