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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 Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
added
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From this reading Yet the cunning seemed only an intensification of the subtlety, a deeper degree of the same quality and not an added separate quality.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was not merely subtle like a Latin, but had besides the craft and cunning of an Indian.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
besidesprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪdz/
in addition to; as well as
From this reading He was not merely subtle like a Latin, but had besides the craft and cunning of an Indian.
BetweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Whereas in her father the Indian blood had effects of character.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was not merely subtle like a Latin, but had besides the craft and cunning of an Indian.
character
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From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
common
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From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
community
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From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
craft
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From this reading He was not merely subtle like a Latin, but had besides the craft and cunning of an Indian.
cunning
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From this reading He was not merely subtle like a Latin, but had besides the craft and cunning of an Indian.
deeper
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From this reading Yet the cunning seemed only an intensification of the subtlety, a deeper degree of the same quality and not an added separate quality.
degree
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From this reading Yet the cunning seemed only an intensification of the subtlety, a deeper degree of the same quality and not an added separate quality.
different
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From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
effects
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From this reading Whereas in her father the Indian blood had effects of character.
entirely
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From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
exceptprepositionUS /ɪkˈsept/
apart from; not including
From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
expression
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
father
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From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
frame
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
grow
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not merely subtle like a Latin, but had besides the craft and cunning of an Indian.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
Indian
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
intensification
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From this reading Yet the cunning seemed only an intensification of the subtlety, a deeper degree of the same quality and not an added separate quality.
Latin
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From this reading He was not merely subtle like a Latin, but had besides the craft and cunning of an Indian.
like
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From this reading He was not merely subtle like a Latin, but had besides the craft and cunning of an Indian.
little
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From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
many
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
Mariquita
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From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
merely
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From this reading He was not merely subtle like a Latin, but had besides the craft and cunning of an Indian.
nature
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From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
never
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not merely subtle like a Latin, but had besides the craft and cunning of an Indian.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
only
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
partial
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From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
physical
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
quality
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From this reading Yet the cunning seemed only an intensification of the subtlety, a deeper degree of the same quality and not an added separate quality.
race
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From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading Yet the cunning seemed only an intensification of the subtlety, a deeper degree of the same quality and not an added separate quality.
seemed
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From this reading Yet the cunning seemed only an intensification of the subtlety, a deeper degree of the same quality and not an added separate quality.
separate
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From this reading Yet the cunning seemed only an intensification of the subtlety, a deeper degree of the same quality and not an added separate quality.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
slim
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
Spanish
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
stout
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
strain
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
subtle
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From this reading He was not merely subtle like a Latin, but had besides the craft and cunning of an Indian.
subtlety
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From this reading Yet the cunning seemed only an intensification of the subtlety, a deeper degree of the same quality and not an added separate quality.
suppleness
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
there
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From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Between Mariquita and her father there was little in common except a partial community of race; in nature and character they were entirely different.
WhereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading Whereas in her father the Indian blood had effects of character.
women
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From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In her the Indian strain had only physical expression, and that only in the slim suppleness of her frame; she would never grow stout as do so many Spanish women.
YetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the cunning seemed only an intensification of the subtlety, a deeper degree of the same quality and not an added separate quality.
