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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 hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, good Antonio, Juanita was my play-fellow, and I may not soon again chance this way.
ago
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
all
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From this reading Mother of God! and all to see that little mongrel, Juanita.”
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
Antonio
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From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
aye
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
Blessed
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
Briones
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, good Antonio, Juanita was my play-fellow, and I may not soon again chance this way.
canada
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From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
chance
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From this reading “But, good Antonio, Juanita was my play-fellow, and I may not soon again chance this way.
cleft
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
couldstmodal verbUS /kʊdst/
an old form of “could”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
Don
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
dusty
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
emerging
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From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
enough
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
Father
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
feet
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
Fisherman
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
foot-hills
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
Francisco
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From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
God
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From this reading Mother of God! and all to see that little mongrel, Juanita.”
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But, good Antonio, Juanita was my play-fellow, and I may not soon again chance this way.
grunted
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From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
hacienda
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
hidden
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
highway
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But, good Antonio, Juanita was my play-fellow, and I may not soon again chance this way.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
Jose
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
Juan
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
Juanita
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From this reading Mother of God! and all to see that little mongrel, Juanita.”
leagues
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
longer
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “But, good Antonio, Juanita was my play-fellow, and I may not soon again chance this way.
moment
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
mongrel
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From this reading Mother of God! and all to see that little mongrel, Juanita.”
Mother
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From this reading Mother of God! and all to see that little mongrel, Juanita.”
mule
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From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But, good Antonio, Juanita was my play-fellow, and I may not soon again chance this way.
nestling
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
Pedro
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
play-fellow
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From this reading “But, good Antonio, Juanita was my play-fellow, and I may not soon again chance this way.
priest
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
put
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From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
reflected
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
saddle
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
San
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
scarceadjectiveUS /skɛrs/
hard to find or in short supply
From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
see
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From this reading Mother of God! and all to see that little mongrel, Juanita.”
sight
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From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
sit
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
soon
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From this reading “But, good Antonio, Juanita was my play-fellow, and I may not soon again chance this way.
spurs
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From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
straying
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mother of God! and all to see that little mongrel, Juanita.”
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But, good Antonio, Juanita was my play-fellow, and I may not soon again chance this way.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
three
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
tired
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
travelers
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
walls
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From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
wast
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From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
way
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From this reading “But, good Antonio, Juanita was my play-fellow, and I may not soon again chance this way.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Oh aye, little priest! thou wast tired enough a moment ago, and though we are not three leagues from the Blessed Fisherman, thou couldst scarce sit thy saddle longer.
whitewashed
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From this reading As Francisco, emerging from the canada, put spurs to his mule at the sight of the whitewashed walls, Antonio grunted.
wisely
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
wooded
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From this reading The hacienda of Don Juan Briones, nestling in a wooded cleft of the foot-hills, was hidden, as Father Pedro had wisely reflected, from the straying feet of travelers along the dusty highway to San Jose.
