adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
affirmednounUS /əˈfɜːrmd/
thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1978
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
agoadverbUS /əˈɡoʊ/
in the past
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
alcaldenoun
a mayor or chief magistrate of a Spanish town
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
amountingverbUS /əˈmaʊntɪŋ/
-ing form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
bentnounUS /bent/
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
Bento's
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From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
Caballeros
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From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
CharlesnounUS /tʃɑːrlz/
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
clearedadjectiveUS /klɪrd/
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
daughtersnounUS /ˈdɔːtərz/
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
dollarnounUS /ˈdɑːlər/
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
ElnounUS /el/
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
entitledadjectiveUS /enˈtaɪtəld/
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
existedverbUS /ɪɡˈzɪstəd/
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading The waterfall existed no longer.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
foreignadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrən/
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
Gobierno
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
GouldnounUS /ɡuːld/
United States paleontologist and popularizer of science (1941-2002)
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
GovernmentnounUS /ˈɡʌvərmənt/
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
Guzman
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From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
housenounUS /haʊs/
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
Indios
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading The waterfall existed no longer.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
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 It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
martiallyadverb
in a martial manner
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
monthnounUS /mʌnθ/
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
Moreno
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
mysteriousadjectiveUS /mɪˈstɪriəs/
of an obscure nature
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The waterfall existed no longer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
officialadjectiveUS /əˈfɪʃəl/
having official authority or sanction
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
pensionnounUS /ˈpenʃən/
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
personnounUS /ˈpɜːrsən/
a human being
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
promisedverbUS /ˈprɑːməst/
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
remindverbUS /riˈmaɪnd/
put in the mind of someone
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
respectfullyadverbUS /rɪˈspektfəli/
in a respectful manner
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
riddenverbUS /ˈrɪdən/
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
Rincon
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From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
roomnounUS /ruːm/
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
senornounUS /ˌsiːˈnjɔːr/
a Spanish title or form of address for a man; similar to the English “Mr” or “sir”
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
senoranounUS /ˌsiːˈnjɔːrə/
a Spanish title or form of address for a married woman; similar to the English “Mrs” or “madam”
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
sergeantnounUS /ˈsɑːrdʒənt/
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
skinnyadjectiveUS /ˈskɪni/
being very thin
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
sleepnounUS /sliːp/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
straighteningverbUS /ˈstreɪtənɪŋ/
-ing form of “straighten” — straighten up or out; make straight
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
tookverbUS /tʊk/
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
valournoun
the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
warsnounUS /wɔːrz/
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
waterfallnounUS /ˈwɔːtərfɔːl/
a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading The waterfall existed no longer.
wheeledadjectiveUS /wiːld/
having wheels; often used in combination
From this reading And then they had wheeled their horses and ridden back to sleep that night at Rincon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All he asked Charles Gould (whom he took for a mysterious and official person) to do for him was to remind the supreme Government--El Gobierno supreme--of a pension (amounting to about a dollar a month) to which he believed himself entitled.
wildadjectiveUS /waɪld/
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
worshipsnounUS /ˈwɜːrʃəps/
plural of “worship” — the activity of worshipping
From this reading The alcalde--an old, skinny Moreno, a sergeant of Guzman Bento’s time--had cleared respectfully out of his house with his three pretty daughters, to make room for the foreign senora and their worships the Caballeros.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It had been promised to him, he affirmed, straightening his bent back martially, “many years ago, for my valour in the wars with the wild Indios when a young man, senor.”
