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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 Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Maccario stopped suddenly and swung off his hat.
answer
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From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
blade
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From this reading Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
bright
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From this reading Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
cuartel
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From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
glanced
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From this reading Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
grimly
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From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
hand
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From this reading Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
hat
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From this reading Maccario stopped suddenly and swung off his hat.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Your sword, señor,” he said.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maccario stopped suddenly and swung off his hat.
how
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From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
little
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From this reading Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
Maccario
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From this reading Maccario stopped suddenly and swung off his hat.
made
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From this reading Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
men
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From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
Morales
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From this reading Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
more
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From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
murmur
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From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
off
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From this reading Maccario stopped suddenly and swung off his hat.
ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
punctilious
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From this reading Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
purpose
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From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
rose
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From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
said
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From this reading Your sword, señor,” he said.
salutation
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From this reading Morales made him a little punctilious salutation, and glanced at the bright blade in his hand.
serve
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From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
señor
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From this reading Your sword, señor,” he said.
smiled
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From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
stopped
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From this reading Maccario stopped suddenly and swung off his hat.
suddenly
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From this reading Maccario stopped suddenly and swung off his hat.
sword
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From this reading Your sword, señor,” he said.
swung
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From this reading Maccario stopped suddenly and swung off his hat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
Then
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From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
turned
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From this reading Then he turned to the men about him, and smiled grimly, as though in answer to the murmur that rose from them.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “The cuartel is ours how, and it would serve no purpose to waste more men.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your sword, señor,” he said.
