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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 Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
afternoon
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From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
all
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It was not till some time later that he and Gore found themselves alone together.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
aware
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From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
barely
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From this reading He barely returned Gore's and Mariquita's greeting, and his brow was black.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
black
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From this reading He barely returned Gore's and Mariquita's greeting, and his brow was black.
bright
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
brow
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From this reading He barely returned Gore's and Mariquita's greeting, and his brow was black.
certainly
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
daughter
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
deceived
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From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
difference
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From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
Don
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From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
economic
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From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
face
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
found
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From this reading It was not till some time later that he and Gore found themselves alone together.
friendly
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
good
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From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
Gore
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
Gore's
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From this reading He barely returned Gore's and Mariquita's greeting, and his brow was black.
greeting
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From this reading He barely returned Gore's and Mariquita's greeting, and his brow was black.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
happy
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
homestead
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
ill-humoredly
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From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
interest
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not till some time later that he and Gore found themselves alone together.
Joaquin
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From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
later
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From this reading It was not till some time later that he and Gore found themselves alone together.
less
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
man's
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
Mariquita
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From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
Mariquita's
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
met
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
out
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From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
returned
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From this reading He barely returned Gore's and Mariquita's greeting, and his brow was black.
returning
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
riding
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From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
said
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From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
Sarella
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From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
some
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From this reading It was not till some time later that he and Gore found themselves alone together.
telling
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
temper
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From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading It was not till some time later that he and Gore found themselves alone together.
Then
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From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
think
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From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading It was not till some time later that he and Gore found themselves alone together.
time
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From this reading It was not till some time later that he and Gore found themselves alone together.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
together
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From this reading It was not till some time later that he and Gore found themselves alone together.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don Joaquin was out of temper; Sarella and he had had an economic difference and he had been aware that she had deceived him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then he said ill-humoredly: "You and Mariquita were riding this afternoon--a good while, I think."
young
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From this reading He met his daughter and Gore returning to the homestead, Mariquita's face bright with friendly interest in all that Gore had been telling her, and the young man's certainly not less happy.
