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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 TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
all
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From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
answer
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From this reading TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
any
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From this reading In any other land any one of these great structures would suffice.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ‘It is as difficult to be entirely bad as it is to be entirely good.’
bad
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From this reading ‘It is as difficult to be entirely bad as it is to be entirely good.’
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘It is as difficult to be entirely bad as it is to be entirely good.’
Burgos
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From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
cathedrals
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From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
cities
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From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
Cordova
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From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
country
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From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
difficult
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From this reading ‘It is as difficult to be entirely bad as it is to be entirely good.’
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading ‘It is as difficult to be entirely bad as it is to be entirely good.’
Faith
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From this reading TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
fashion
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From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading ‘It is as difficult to be entirely bad as it is to be entirely good.’
Granada
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From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In any other land any one of these great structures would suffice.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
held
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From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
huge
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From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘It is as difficult to be entirely bad as it is to be entirely good.’
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘It is as difficult to be entirely bad as it is to be entirely good.’
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
land
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From this reading In any other land any one of these great structures would suffice.
monuments
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From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In any other land any one of these great structures would suffice.
other
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From this reading In any other land any one of these great structures would suffice.
palpable
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From this reading TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
say
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From this reading TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
serenely
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From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
Seville
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From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
show
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From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
Spain
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From this reading TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
structures
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From this reading In any other land any one of these great structures would suffice.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
suffice
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From this reading In any other land any one of these great structures would suffice.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
there
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From this reading TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In any other land any one of these great structures would suffice.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
thoughtlessness
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From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘It is as difficult to be entirely bad as it is to be entirely good.’
Toledo
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From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
war
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From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But in Spain these huge monuments to that Faith which has held serenely through war and fashion, through thought and thoughtlessness, are to be found in all the great cities.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading TO those who say that there is no Faith, Spain is in itself a palpable answer.
world
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From this reading No country in the world can show such cathedrals as those of Granada, Cordova, Seville, Toledo, Burgos.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In any other land any one of these great structures would suffice.
