Montezuma's Daughter

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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THE CROWNING OF GUATEMOC Our business with the people of the Otomie being ended for a while, we returned to the city of Tenoctitlan, which we reached safely, having been absent a month and a day.

It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.

She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.

For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

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Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of Montezuma's Daughter is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE CROWNING OF GUATEMOC Our business with the people of the Otomie being ended for a while, we returned to the city of Tenoctitlan, which we reached safely, having been absent a month and a day. It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town. For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her. She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape. For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

Montezuma's Daughter

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of Montezuma's Daughter is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 1

THE CROWNING OF GUATEMOC Our business with the people of the Otomie being ended for a while, we returned to the city of Tenoctitlan, which we reached safely, having been absent a month and a day.

Line 2

It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

/ɪt wɑːz bʌt ə ˈlɪtəl taɪm ənd jet lɔːŋ ɪˈnʌf fɔːr freʃ ˈsɑːroʊz tuː hæv ˈfɑːlən ɑːn ðæt moʊst ənˈhæpi taʊn/

Line 3

For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.

/fɔːr naʊ ðə ɔːlˈmaɪti hæd ˈædəd tuː ðə ˈbɜːrdənz wɪtʃ wɜːr leɪd əˈpɑːn hɜːr/

Line 4

She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.

/ʃiː hæd ˈteɪstɪd ʌv deθ baɪ ðə sɔːrd ʌv ðə waɪt mæn naʊ deθ wɑːz wɪð hɜːr ɪn əˈnʌðər ʃeɪp/

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For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

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Almighty noun US /ɔːlˈmaɪti/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading “For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.”

burdens noun US /ˈbɜːrdənz/

plural of “burden” — an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading “For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.”

crowning adjective US /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/

representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment

From this reading “THE CROWNING OF GUATEMOC Our business with the people of the Otomie being ended for a while, we returned to the city of Tenoctitlan, which we reached safely, having been absent a month and a day.”

foul adjective US /faʊl/

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading “For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.”

raged verb US /reɪdʒd/

past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading “For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.”

sorrows noun US /ˈsɑːroʊz/

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading “It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.”

Spaniard noun US /ˈspænjərd/

a native or inhabitant of Spain

From this reading “For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.”

tasted verb US /ˈteɪstɪd/

past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something

From this reading “She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.”

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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 THE CROWNING OF GUATEMOC Our business with the people of the Otomie being ended for a while, we returned to the city of Tenoctitlan, which we reached safely, having been absent a month and a day.

absentadjectiveUS /ˈæbsənt/

not being in a specified place

addedverbUS /ˈædəd/

past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.

AlmightynounUS /ɔːlˈmaɪti/

terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God

From this reading For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

burdensnounUS /ˈbɜːrdənz/

plural of “burden” — an onerous or difficult concern

From this reading For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

CROWNINGadjectiveUS /ˈkraʊnɪŋ/

representing a level of the highest possible achievement or attainment

daynounUS /deɪ/

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

deathnounUS /deθ/

the event of dying or departure from life

From this reading She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.

endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/

an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/

the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles

From this reading For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

fallenadjectiveUS /ˈfɑːlən/

having dropped by the force of gravity

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

fouladjectiveUS /faʊl/

highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust

From this reading For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

GUATEMOC

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

laidadjectiveUS /leɪd/

set down according to a plan

From this reading For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.

monthnounUS /mʌnθ/

one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

Otomie

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OurdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

ragedverbUS /reɪdʒd/

past form of “rage” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

From this reading For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

reachedverbUS /riːtʃt/

past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract

returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/

past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

safelyadverbUS /ˈseɪfli/

with safety; in a safe manner

shapenounUS /ʃeɪp/

any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)

From this reading She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.

sicknesses

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From this reading For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

small-pox

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From this reading For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/

plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

SpaniardnounUS /ˈspænjərd/

a native or inhabitant of Spain

From this reading For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

swordnounUS /sɔːrd/

a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard

From this reading She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.

tastedverbUS /ˈteɪstɪd/

past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something

From this reading She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.

Tenoctitlan

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thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

throughoutprepositionUS /θruːˈaʊt/

in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period

From this reading For the Spaniard had brought the foul sicknesses of Europe with him, and small-pox raged throughout the land.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

townnounUS /taʊn/

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading For now the Almighty had added to the burdens which were laid upon her.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading She had tasted of death by the sword of the white man, now death was with her in another shape.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading It was but a little time, and yet long enough for fresh sorrows to have fallen on that most unhappy town.

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