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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 Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
action
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘Wherein I am false, I am honest—not true to be true.’
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
apartments
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From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘Policemen—policemen, not soldiers,’ corrected Father Concha patiently, as if it did not matter much.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
back
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
Barenna
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘Wherein I am false, I am honest—not true to be true.’
believenounUS /ˈbelieve/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
betokens
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
Bobadilla
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From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
broad
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From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
canework
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
Casa
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From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
chair
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
Concha
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From this reading ‘Policemen—policemen, not soldiers,’ corrected Father Concha patiently, as if it did not matter much.
corrected
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From this reading ‘Policemen—policemen, not soldiers,’ corrected Father Concha patiently, as if it did not matter much.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘Policemen—policemen, not soldiers,’ corrected Father Concha patiently, as if it did not matter much.
door
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From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
elderly
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
false
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From this reading ‘Wherein I am false, I am honest—not true to be true.’
Father
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From this reading ‘Policemen—policemen, not soldiers,’ corrected Father Concha patiently, as if it did not matter much.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
grim
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From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
heaved
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
honestadjectiveUS /ˈɑnɪst/
truthful and trustworthy
From this reading ‘Wherein I am false, I am honest—not true to be true.’
house
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From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Wherein I am false, I am honest—not true to be true.’
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ‘Policemen—policemen, not soldiers,’ corrected Father Concha patiently, as if it did not matter much.
impatience
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
jerkiness
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
Julia's
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From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
ladies
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
made
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
matter
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From this reading ‘Policemen—policemen, not soldiers,’ corrected Father Concha patiently, as if it did not matter much.
miles
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From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
much
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From this reading ‘Policemen—policemen, not soldiers,’ corrected Father Concha patiently, as if it did not matter much.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘Wherein I am false, I am honest—not true to be true.’
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
old
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From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
patiently
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From this reading ‘Policemen—policemen, not soldiers,’ corrected Father Concha patiently, as if it did not matter much.
people
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
Policemen
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From this reading ‘Policemen—policemen, not soldiers,’ corrected Father Concha patiently, as if it did not matter much.
remark
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
road
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From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
Ronda
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From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
sat
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
Señora
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
sigh
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
sitting
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From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
soldiers
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From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
there
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From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Wherein I am false, I am honest—not true to be true.’
true
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From this reading ‘Wherein I am false, I am honest—not true to be true.’
two
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From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
usually
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
verandah
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From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
very
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From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
vine-clad
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From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
ways
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were sitting in the broad vine-clad verandah of the Casa Barenna, that grim old house on the Bobadilla road, two miles from Ronda.
Wherein
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From this reading ‘Wherein I am false, I am honest—not true to be true.’
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘AND—would you believe it?—there are soldiers in the house, at the very door of Julia’s apartments.’
young
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From this reading Señora Barenna, who made this remark, heaved a sigh and sat back in her canework chair with that jerkiness of action which in elderly ladies usually betokens impatience with the ways of young people.
