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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 "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
absent
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From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his wife thought nothing of being thus left alone.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
bank
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
business
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From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his wife thought nothing of being thus left alone.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
caimans
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
carrying
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From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
Carthagena
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From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
cattle
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From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
cattle-herd
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From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
child
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
city
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From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
cottage
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
country
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
daughter
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
dear
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
distance
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
girl
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
home
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From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
infested
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his wife thought nothing of being thus left alone.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
lived
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From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
Magdalena
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From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
miles
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From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
much
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
New
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From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But his wife thought nothing of being thus left alone.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
often
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From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
old
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
only
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
palm-thatched
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
parents
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
the main matter or purpose being discussed
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
pretty
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
rancho
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
river
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
settled
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
seven
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
six
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
some
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From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
thinly
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But his wife thought nothing of being thus left alone.
thus
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From this reading But his wife thought nothing of being thus left alone.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
vaquero
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From this reading "A _vaquero_ (cattle-herd) lived upon the Magdalena, some miles above the city of New Carthagena.
very
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
wife
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
wild
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From this reading His palm-thatched _rancho_, or cottage, stood at a little distance from the bank of the river, at a point where it was much infested by caimans--as the country around was wild and thinly settled.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
woods
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From this reading "The vaquero was often absent from home--his business with his cattle carrying him to a great distance into the woods.
years
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From this reading The vaquero had a wife and one child, a daughter--who was about six or seven years old; and being a pretty little girl, and the only one, she was of course very dear to both the parents.
