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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 Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
air
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
almost
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From this reading It was gloomy and the silence was almost death-like.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
aspect
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From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
boys
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
butts
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
Civil
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
cuaderilleros
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From this reading The Civil Guards and the cuaderilleros who were occupying the room scarcely spoke and the few words that they did pronounce were in a low tone.
daring
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
death-like
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From this reading It was gloomy and the silence was almost death-like.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
discussed
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From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
door
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
festival
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From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
few
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From this reading The Civil Guards and the cuaderilleros who were occupying the room scarcely spoke and the few words that they did pronounce were in a low tone.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
fro
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
front
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
gloomy
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From this reading It was gloomy and the silence was almost death-like.
grates
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
Guards
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
guns
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
joyful
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From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
look
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
low
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From this reading The Civil Guards and the cuaderilleros who were occupying the room scarcely spoke and the few words that they did pronounce were in a low tone.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
occupying
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From this reading The Civil Guards and the cuaderilleros who were occupying the room scarcely spoke and the few words that they did pronounce were in a low tone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
order
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
other
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
passing
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
present
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From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
program
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From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
pronounce
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From this reading The Civil Guards and the cuaderilleros who were occupying the room scarcely spoke and the few words that they did pronounce were in a low tone.
raised
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
room
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From this reading The Civil Guards and the cuaderilleros who were occupying the room scarcely spoke and the few words that they did pronounce were in a low tone.
sala
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From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
scarcely
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From this reading The Civil Guards and the cuaderilleros who were occupying the room scarcely spoke and the few words that they did pronounce were in a low tone.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading It was gloomy and the silence was almost death-like.
sinister
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
spoke
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From this reading The Civil Guards and the cuaderilleros who were occupying the room scarcely spoke and the few words that they did pronounce were in a low tone.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Civil Guards and the cuaderilleros who were occupying the room scarcely spoke and the few words that they did pronounce were in a low tone.
threatening
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
tip-toe
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
tone
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From this reading The Civil Guards and the cuaderilleros who were occupying the room scarcely spoke and the few words that they did pronounce were in a low tone.
tribunal
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
up
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
VAE
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From this reading VAE VICTIS!
VICTIS
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From this reading VAE VICTIS!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The sala did not present that same joyful aspect as it did when the program for the festival was being discussed.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
windows
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From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Civil Guards were passing with a sinister air to and fro in front of the door of the tribunal, threatening with the butts of their guns the daring boys who stood on tip-toe or raised each other up in order to look through the grates in the windows.
words
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From this reading The Civil Guards and the cuaderilleros who were occupying the room scarcely spoke and the few words that they did pronounce were in a low tone.
