adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
ama
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From this reading THE DAWN OF PEACE ‘Quien no ama, no vive.’
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading THE fall of Morella had proved to be, as many anticipated, the knell of the Carlist cause.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE fall of Morella had proved to be, as many anticipated, the knell of the Carlist cause.
assuredadjectiveUS /əˈʃʊrd/
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE fall of Morella had proved to be, as many anticipated, the knell of the Carlist cause.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was now a struggle between Espartero and Queen Christina.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
Cabrera
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From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
Carlist
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From this reading THE fall of Morella had proved to be, as many anticipated, the knell of the Carlist cause.
CarlosnounUS /ˈkɑːrloʊs/
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
causenounUS /kɑːz/
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading THE fall of Morella had proved to be, as many anticipated, the knell of the Carlist cause.
Christina
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From this reading It was now a struggle between Espartero and Queen Christina.
circumstancesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəmstænsəz/
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
consummateverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəmət/
fulfill sexually
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
DAWNnounUS /dɔːn/
the first light of day
From this reading THE DAWN OF PEACE ‘Quien no ama, no vive.’
DonnounUS /dɑːn/
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
earlieradverbUS /ˈɜːrliər/
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
Espartero
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From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
fallverbUS /fɔːl/
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading THE fall of Morella had proved to be, as many anticipated, the knell of the Carlist cause.
famenounUS /feɪm/
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
fledverbUS /fled/
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
followedverbUS /ˈfɑːloʊd/
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
FrancenounUS /fræns/
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
generaladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE fall of Morella had proved to be, as many anticipated, the knell of the Carlist cause.
heightnounUS /haɪt/
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was now a struggle between Espartero and Queen Christina.
knellverbUS /nel/
ring as in announcing death
From this reading THE fall of Morella had proved to be, as many anticipated, the knell of the Carlist cause.
leadernounUS /ˈliːdər/
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading THE fall of Morella had proved to be, as many anticipated, the knell of the Carlist cause.
momentnounUS /ˈmoʊmənt/
a particular point in time
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
Morella
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From this reading THE fall of Morella had proved to be, as many anticipated, the knell of the Carlist cause.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading THE DAWN OF PEACE ‘Quien no ama, no vive.’
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DAWN OF PEACE ‘Quien no ama, no vive.’
PEACEnounUS /piːs/
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading THE DAWN OF PEACE ‘Quien no ama, no vive.’
provedadjectiveUS /pruːvd/
established beyond doubt
From this reading THE fall of Morella had proved to be, as many anticipated, the knell of the Carlist cause.
QueennounUS /kwiːn/
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading It was now a struggle between Espartero and Queen Christina.
Quien
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From this reading THE DAWN OF PEACE ‘Quien no ama, no vive.’
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
SpainnounUS /speɪn/
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
strengthenedadjectiveUS /ˈstreŋθənd/
given added strength or support
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
struggleverbUS /ˈstrʌɡəl/
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading It was now a struggle between Espartero and Queen Christina.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAWN OF PEACE ‘Quien no ama, no vive.’
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE fall of Morella had proved to be, as many anticipated, the knell of the Carlist cause.
vive
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From this reading THE DAWN OF PEACE ‘Quien no ama, no vive.’
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading General Espartero—a man made and strengthened by circumstances—was now at the height of his fame, and for the moment peace seemed to be assured to Spain.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Cabrera, that great general and consummate leader, followed Don Carlos, who had months earlier fled to France.
