adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At Cordova the traveller found comfortable quarters in an old inn overlooking the river.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
artillerynounUS /ɑːrˈtɪləri/
large but transportable armament
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Cordova the traveller found comfortable quarters in an old inn overlooking the river.
bestowedverbUS /bɪˈstoʊd/
past form of “bestow” — present
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
bonne
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From this reading ON THE TOLEDO ROAD ‘Une bonne intention est une échelle trop courte.’
borderingverbUS /ˈbɔːrdərɪŋ/
-ing form of “border” — extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
cavalrynounUS /ˈkævəlri/
troops trained to fight on horseback
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
centrenounUS /ˈsentər/
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
citynounUS /ˈsɪti/
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
clumsyadjectiveUS /ˈklʌmzi/
lacking grace in movement or posture
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
comfortableadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading At Cordova the traveller found comfortable quarters in an old inn overlooking the river.
CONYNGHAM
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From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
CordovanounUS /ˌkɔːrˈdoʊvə/
Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526)
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
corpsnounUS /kɔːr/
an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions and their support
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
courte
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From this reading ON THE TOLEDO ROAD ‘Une bonne intention est une échelle trop courte.’
difficultynounUS /ˈdɪfəkəlti/
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
diligencia
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From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
dustyadjectiveUS /ˈdʌsti/
covered with a layer of dust
From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
estnounUS /est/
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading ON THE TOLEDO ROAD ‘Une bonne intention est une échelle trop courte.’
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading At Cordova the traveller found comfortable quarters in an old inn overlooking the river.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
frontnounUS /frʌnt/
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
Guadalquivir
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From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
headquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
horse-tamers
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From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
incidentnounUS /ˈɪnsədənt/
a single distinct event
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
innnounUS /ɪn/
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading At Cordova the traveller found comfortable quarters in an old inn overlooking the river.
intentionnounUS /ˌɪnˈtentʃən/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading ON THE TOLEDO ROAD ‘Une bonne intention est une échelle trop courte.’
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
luggagenounUS /ˈlʌɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
militaryadjectiveUS /ˈmɪləteri/
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
monotonousadjectiveUS /məˈnɑːtənəs/
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
mostadverbUS /moʊst/
used to form the superlative
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
mountingnounUS /ˈmaʊntɪŋ/
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading At Cordova the traveller found comfortable quarters in an old inn overlooking the river.
ONprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TOLEDO ROAD ‘Une bonne intention est une échelle trop courte.’
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
overlookingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊvərlʊkɪŋ/
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading At Cordova the traveller found comfortable quarters in an old inn overlooking the river.
partnounUS /pɑːrt/
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
picturesqueadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərəsk/
suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
quartersnounUS /ˈkwɔːrtərz/
housing available for people to live in
From this reading At Cordova the traveller found comfortable quarters in an old inn overlooking the river.
Remonta
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From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
responsibleadjectiveUS /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
ridingnounUS /ˈraɪdɪŋ/
the sport of sitting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading At Cordova the traveller found comfortable quarters in an old inn overlooking the river.
ROADnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ON THE TOLEDO ROAD ‘Une bonne intention est une échelle trop courte.’
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
stagesnounUS /ˈsteɪdʒəz/
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TOLEDO ROAD ‘Une bonne intention est une échelle trop courte.’
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
TOLEDOnounUS /təˈliːdoʊ/
an industrial city in northwestern Ohio on Lake Erie
From this reading ON THE TOLEDO ROAD ‘Une bonne intention est une échelle trop courte.’
travellernounUS /ˈtrævələr/
a person who changes location
From this reading At Cordova the traveller found comfortable quarters in an old inn overlooking the river.
trop
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From this reading ON THE TOLEDO ROAD ‘Une bonne intention est une échelle trop courte.’
Une
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From this reading ON THE TOLEDO ROAD ‘Une bonne intention est une échelle trop courte.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
waynounUS /weɪ/
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
wearisomeadjectiveUS /ˈwɪrisəm/
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading The road was wearisome enough, and the last stages, through the fertile plains bordering the Guadalquivir, dusty and monotonous.
wherein
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From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The ancient city was then, as it is now, a great military centre, and the headquarters of the picturesque corps of horse-tamers, the ‘Remonta,’ who are responsible for the mounting of the cavalry and the artillery of Spain.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
Xeres
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From this reading CONYNGHAM made his way without difficulty or incident from Xeres to Cordova, riding for the most part in front of the clumsy diligencia wherein he had bestowed his luggage.
échelle
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From this reading ON THE TOLEDO ROAD ‘Une bonne intention est une échelle trop courte.’
