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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 THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
Algeciras
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From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.’
AnothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.’
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
bay
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From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
Beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.’
better
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
boatman
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
bridle-path
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
broad
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From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
Cadiz
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From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
carries
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
commerce
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
communication
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From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
conceal
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
corkwood
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
direct
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From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
forests
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
Gibraltar
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From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.’
holdeth
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From this reading ‘Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.’
hope
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
knoweth
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From this reading ‘Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.’
lands
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
lies
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From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
mainland
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From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
many
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From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
mountain
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
much
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
northward
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.’
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
passenger
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
person
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
plain
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
port
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From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
ranges
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
rise
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
road
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From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
Ronda
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
runs
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
safety
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
sea
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
separated
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From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
sight
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From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
smuggled
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
somewhere
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
Spain
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From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
stronghold
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From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.’
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
tonguenounUS /tongue/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.’
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
town
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From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
vast
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
whispered
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From this reading By this bridle-path, it is whispered, a vast smuggled commerce has ever found passage to the mainland, and scarce a boatman or passenger lands at Algeciras from Gibraltar but carries somewhere on his person as much tobacco as he may hope to conceal with safety.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is on the mainland of Spain, and in direct communication by road with the great port of Cadiz.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading THE little town of Algeciras lies, as many know, within sight of Gibraltar, and separated from that stronghold by a broad bay.
Ximena
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From this reading Another road, little better than a bridle-path, runs northward to Ximena and through the corkwood forests of that plain towards the mountain ranges that rise between Ronda and the sea.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading ‘Be as one that knoweth and yet holdeth his tongue.’
