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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 He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
abrupt
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
acequias
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
acquire
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
afternoons
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From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
ANCESTRAL
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
arms
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
astounded
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
background
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
BARTERING
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
blue
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
Borne
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From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
cafes
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From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
carriage
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
Casino
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From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
causing
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
city
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
clad
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
confines
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From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
dark
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
days
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
del
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From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
done
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
dotted
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
estate
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
everywhere
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
existence
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
Febrer
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
fields
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
fine
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
fleecy
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
forefathers
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
forming
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
forth
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
Fortunate
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
fortune
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
gambling
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From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
go
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
going
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
gran
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
green
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
hall
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From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
Havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
healthy
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
hills
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
honored
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
horses
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
Isle
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
islets
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
Jaime
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
landscape
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
leading
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
life
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
Majorca
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
marriage
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
munificent
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
murmuring
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
NAME
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
navigators
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
never
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
occurred
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
outskirts
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
Palma
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
part
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
Paseo
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From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
past
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
peasants
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
present
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
reached
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
redeem
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
repented
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
returning
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
road
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
rose-colored
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
rural
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
see
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
senor
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
sierras
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
sky
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
smiled
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
soft
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
Son
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
speed
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
spend
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
spending
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From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
string
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
summits
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
sweetly
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
swinging
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
tender
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
thanks
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
there
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From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
topmost
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
trudging
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
vernal
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
waters
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
way
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From this reading BARTERING THE ANCESTRAL NAME Having reached the outskirts of Palma and the open vernal fields, Jaime Febrer repented of his present way of existence.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
whirled
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From this reading The horses were going at topmost speed and the carriage whirled past a string of peasants trudging along the road returning from the city.
whispered
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
white
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
windmills
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From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had never occurred to him to go forth where he might see the fields clad in tender green, the waters murmuring in the acequias; the soft blue sky dotted with white, fleecy islets, the dark green hills where stood the windmills swinging their arms upon the summits, the abrupt sierras forming a rose-colored background to a landscape which everywhere smiled and whispered sweetly, as in the days when, it astounded the ancient navigators, causing them to name Majorca "the Fortunate Isle"!
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading When, thanks to his marriage, he should acquire a fortune, and could redeem the fine estate of Son Febrer, he would spend a part of the year there, as his forefathers had done, leading the healthy, rural life of a gran senor, munificent and honored.
year
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From this reading He had not been beyond the confines of Palma for a year, and he had been spending his afternoons in the cafes on the Paseo del Borne and his nights in the gambling hall of the Casino.
