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Ramona

Chapter V

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Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.
Pablo was, for one of his race, wise and far-seeing.
He perceived the danger threatening his people on all sides.
Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.
Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Ramona

Chapter V

Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.
Line 2
Pablo was, for one of his race, wise and far-seeing.
Line 3
He perceived the danger threatening his people on all sides.
Line 4
Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.
Line 5
Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Above preposition US /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading “Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.”

Before preposition US /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading “Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.”

Between preposition US /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading “Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.”

Done noun US /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.”

Even noun US /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.”

Left noun US /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.”

Make noun US /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “Pablo was, for one of his race, wise and far-seeing.”

Sometimes noun US /sometimes/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.”

Unless conjunction US /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading “Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.”

Whether conjunction US /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading “Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.”

All words in this reading · 64

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aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

Alessandro

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From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

all

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From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Pablo was, for one of his race, wise and far-seeing.

band

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From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

bonds

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From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

country

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From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

danger

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From this reading He perceived the danger threatening his people on all sides.

donenounUS /done/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

doubted

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From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

driven

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From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

EvennounUS /even/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

far-seeing

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From this reading Pablo was, for one of his race, wise and far-seeing.

Father

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From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

firm

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From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Pablo was, for one of his race, wise and far-seeing.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Pablo was, for one of his race, wise and far-seeing.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

keep

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From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

knew

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From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

Knit

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From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

leftnounUS /left/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

like

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

makenounUS /make/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Pablo was, for one of his race, wise and far-seeing.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He perceived the danger threatening his people on all sides.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Pablo was, for one of his race, wise and far-seeing.

Pablo

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From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

peace

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From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

people

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He perceived the danger threatening his people on all sides.

perceived

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From this reading He perceived the danger threatening his people on all sides.

Peyri

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From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

pueblos

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From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

race

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From this reading Pablo was, for one of his race, wise and far-seeing.

said

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From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

sheep

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From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

sides

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From this reading He perceived the danger threatening his people on all sides.

slaughter

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From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

sometimes

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From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

teaching

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From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading He perceived the danger threatening his people on all sides.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

threatening

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From this reading He perceived the danger threatening his people on all sides.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

together

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From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

unlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Pablo was, for one of his race, wise and far-seeing.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

whites

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From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

wise

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From this reading Pablo was, for one of his race, wise and far-seeing.

wisely

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From this reading Even Pablo sometimes doubted whether he had done wisely in teaching Alessandro all he knew himself.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

work

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From this reading Knit firm bonds between them; band them into pueblos; make them work; and above all, keep peace with the whites.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Father Peyri, before he left the country, had said to him: “Pablo, your people will be driven like sheep to the slaughter, unless you keep them together.