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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 ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
accomplished
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From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
arrive
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
careful
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
carrier's
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
cart
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
Cebada
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
cloud
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
Concha
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
de
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
diligences
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
drewnounUS /drew/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
dust
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
enabled
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
fellow-travellers
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From this reading The priest, like his fellow-travellers, was white with dust.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
head
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
horses
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
humbler
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From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
indeed
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
keepeth
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From this reading ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
knowing
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From this reading ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
la
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
late
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
like
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From this reading The priest, like his fellow-travellers, was white with dust.
Madrid
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
many
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
night
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From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
often
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
old
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
Padre
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
penury
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
pessimistic
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
Plazuela
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
plying
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From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
priest
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
quick
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
ran
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From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
rattle
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
road
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
said
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
shake
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
six
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
slowly
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
Some
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From this reading ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘Some keepeth silence knowing his time.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
Toledo
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
too
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
town
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From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
travel
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
travels
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
up
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From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
vehicles
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From this reading The great journey had been accomplished in the humbler vehicles plying from town to town, that ran as often as not by night in order to save the horses.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The priest, like his fellow-travellers, was white with dust.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
white
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From this reading The priest, like his fellow-travellers, was white with dust.
WHOpronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘WHO travels slowly may arrive too late,’ said the Padre Concha, with a pessimistic shake of the head, as the carrier’s cart in which he had come from Toledo drew up in the Plazuela de la Cebada at Madrid.
years
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From this reading The careful penury of many years had not, indeed, enabled the old priest to travel by the quick diligences, which had often passed him on the road with a cloud of dust and the rattle of six horses.
