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Academia
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From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The book cover was modified by the Transcriber and added to the public domain.
adjusted
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From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The spelling of quotations in ancient Spanish presented in the text haves been kept as they were written in the oriignal work.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The book cover was modified by the Transcriber and added to the public domain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The spelling of quotations in ancient Spanish presented in the text haves been kept as they were written in the oriignal work.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
book
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From this reading The book cover was modified by the Transcriber and added to the public domain.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
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Contents
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From this reading The Table of Contents was added by the Transcriber.
cover
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From this reading The book cover was modified by the Transcriber and added to the public domain.
denoted
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domain
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Española
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From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
haves
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From this reading The spelling of quotations in ancient Spanish presented in the text haves been kept as they were written in the oriignal work.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Italic text is denoted by _underscores_.
Italic
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kept
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From this reading The spelling of quotations in ancient Spanish presented in the text haves been kept as they were written in the oriignal work.
mentioned
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From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
modified
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From this reading The book cover was modified by the Transcriber and added to the public domain.
names
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From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Table of Contents was added by the Transcriber.
oriignal
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From this reading The spelling of quotations in ancient Spanish presented in the text haves been kept as they were written in the oriignal work.
places
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From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
presented
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From this reading The spelling of quotations in ancient Spanish presented in the text haves been kept as they were written in the oriignal work.
public
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From this reading The book cover was modified by the Transcriber and added to the public domain.
quotations
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From this reading The spelling of quotations in ancient Spanish presented in the text haves been kept as they were written in the oriignal work.
Real
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From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
rules
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From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
set
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From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
Spanish
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From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
spelling
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From this reading The spelling of Spanish names and places mentioned in the text has been adjusted to the rules set by the Academia Real Española.
Table
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From this reading The Table of Contents was added by the Transcriber.
text
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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The book cover was modified by the Transcriber and added to the public domain.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The spelling of quotations in ancient Spanish presented in the text haves been kept as they were written in the oriignal work.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The book cover was modified by the Transcriber and added to the public domain.
Transcriber
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From this reading The book cover was modified by the Transcriber and added to the public domain.
underscores
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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The book cover was modified by the Transcriber and added to the public domain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The spelling of quotations in ancient Spanish presented in the text haves been kept as they were written in the oriignal work.
work
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From this reading The spelling of quotations in ancient Spanish presented in the text haves been kept as they were written in the oriignal work.
written
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From this reading The spelling of quotations in ancient Spanish presented in the text haves been kept as they were written in the oriignal work.