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1712
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From this reading She was born in 1712 at a remote village in the Spanish province of Estramadura.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was born in 1712 at a remote village in the Spanish province of Estramadura.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
accompanied
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From this reading Various divine portents accompanied her birth.
accurate
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From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
affection
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
age
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From this reading At the age of two years and eleven months she took the vow of chastity.
ample
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From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was born in 1712 at a remote village in the Spanish province of Estramadura.
benignly
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
birth
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From this reading Various divine portents accompanied her birth.
bornnounUS /born/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She was born in 1712 at a remote village in the Spanish province of Estramadura.
chastity
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From this reading At the age of two years and eleven months she took the vow of chastity.
church
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
Compostella
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
Concerning
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From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
cured
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
death
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From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
divine
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From this reading Various divine portents accompanied her birth.
dreamnounUS /driːm/
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
dreamed
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
eleven
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From this reading At the age of two years and eleven months she took the vow of chastity.
entry
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
Estramadura
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From this reading She was born in 1712 at a remote village in the Spanish province of Estramadura.
Eulalia
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From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
father
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
gouty
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Various divine portents accompanied her birth.
hour
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
image
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was born in 1712 at a remote village in the Spanish province of Estramadura.
information
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From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
James
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
local
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
months
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From this reading At the age of two years and eleven months she took the vow of chastity.
mother
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
Nepenthean
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From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
observed
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
painful
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
patroness
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From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
portents
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From this reading Various divine portents accompanied her birth.
possess
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From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
province
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From this reading She was born in 1712 at a remote village in the Spanish province of Estramadura.
remote
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From this reading She was born in 1712 at a remote village in the Spanish province of Estramadura.
sailors
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From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
Saint
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From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
sea-serpent
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was born in 1712 at a remote village in the Spanish province of Estramadura.
smile
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
Spanish
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From this reading She was born in 1712 at a remote village in the Spanish province of Estramadura.
strange
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At the age of two years and eleven months she took the vow of chastity.
two
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From this reading At the age of two years and eleven months she took the vow of chastity.
Various
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From this reading Various divine portents accompanied her birth.
very
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
village
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From this reading She was born in 1712 at a remote village in the Spanish province of Estramadura.
vownounUS /vaʊ/
a serious promise
From this reading At the age of two years and eleven months she took the vow of chastity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was born in 1712 at a remote village in the Spanish province of Estramadura.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Concerning the life and death of Saint Eulalia, patroness of Nepenthean sailors, we possess ample and accurate information.
world
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From this reading Her mother dreamed a strange dream about a sea-serpent; her father was cured of a painful gouty affection; the image of Saint James of Compostella in the local church was observed to smile benignly at the very hour of her entry into the world.
years
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From this reading At the age of two years and eleven months she took the vow of chastity.
