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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 Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
air
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
almost
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
Aranjuez
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
ATprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
bear
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From this reading ‘Let me but bear your love, I’ll bear your cares.’
BehindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘Let me but bear your love, I’ll bear your cares.’
cares
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From this reading ‘Let me but bear your love, I’ll bear your cares.’
carriage
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
carriages
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
clattered
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From this reading Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
clothes
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From this reading Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
cloud
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From this reading The dust rose in a cloud under the horses’ feet and hovered in the sullen air.
coloursnounUS /ˈcolours/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
company
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
cross-roads
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
curved
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
despiteprepositionUS /dɪˈspaɪt/
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
dozen
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From this reading Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
dust
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From this reading The dust rose in a cloud under the horses’ feet and hovered in the sullen air.
dusty
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
equipage
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
feet
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From this reading The dust rose in a cloud under the horses’ feet and hovered in the sullen air.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
General
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
grandeur
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
groves
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
headed
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
horses
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From this reading The dust rose in a cloud under the horses’ feet and hovered in the sullen air.
hovered
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From this reading The dust rose in a cloud under the horses’ feet and hovered in the sullen air.
huge
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From this reading Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
I'll
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From this reading ‘Let me but bear your love, I’ll bear your cares.’
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dust rose in a cloud under the horses’ feet and hovered in the sullen air.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
leads
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘Let me but bear your love, I’ll bear your cares.’
love
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From this reading ‘Let me but bear your love, I’ll bear your cares.’
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Let me but bear your love, I’ll bear your cares.’
men
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From this reading Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
mounts
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
northern
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
olive
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
other
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
parted
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
picked
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From this reading Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
plain
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
rightnounUS /right/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
river
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
road
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
rose
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From this reading The dust rose in a cloud under the horses’ feet and hovered in the sullen air.
royalty
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
side
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
sombre
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
springs
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
steadily
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
sullen
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From this reading The dust rose in a cloud under the horses’ feet and hovered in the sullen air.
swinging
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From this reading Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
swords
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From this reading Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
taking
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
Toledo
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
travel-stained
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From this reading Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
troopers
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From this reading Behind it clattered a dozen troopers, picked men, with huge swinging swords and travel-stained clothes.
turned
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
two
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The dust rose in a cloud under the horses’ feet and hovered in the sullen air.
Vincente
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From this reading AT the cross-roads on the northern side of the river the two carriages parted company, the dusty equipage of General Vincente taking the road to Aranjuez that leads to the right and mounts steadily through olive groves.
wheels
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From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The other carriage—which, despite its plain and sombre colours, still had an air of grandeur and almost of royalty, with its great wheels and curved springs—turned to the left and headed for Toledo.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Let me but bear your love, I’ll bear your cares.’
