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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 WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
adventurers
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
all
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
Alvarado
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The women and the children shrank back as the horses clattered in.
ask
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
asked
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
away
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
back
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From this reading The women and the children shrank back as the horses clattered in.
band
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
barbarian
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
Bigotes
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
blanket
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
blanketed
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
boy
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
capitol
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
Chief
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
children
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From this reading The women and the children shrank back as the horses clattered in.
clattered
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From this reading The women and the children shrank back as the horses clattered in.
close
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
commander
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
courteous
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
cover
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
crossed
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
dame
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
desert
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
draperies
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
exceedingly
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
explore
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
eyes
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
face
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
fear
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
figure
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
flower
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
flutes
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
forces
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
fright
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
gate
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
god-like
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
held
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
honored
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
horses
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From this reading The women and the children shrank back as the horses clattered in.
host
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The women and the children shrank back as the horses clattered in.
Indian
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
keenly
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
kept
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
lands
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
laughed
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
leagues
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
lot
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
made
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
marched
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
mask
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
meal
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
Mexican
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
notice
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
ones
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
only
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
others
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
passed
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
prayer
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
pueblo
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
rakish
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
reckless
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
seas
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
SEEKERS
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
seventy
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
shone
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
shrank
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From this reading The women and the children shrank back as the horses clattered in.
slender
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
Some
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
sound
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
south
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
stared
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
strangers
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
threw
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From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
tom-toms
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
too
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
TREASURE
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
Ua-lano
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
Viceroy
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
village
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From this reading "Who is the dame in the mask of the blanket?" he asked of his host Chief Bigotes--the courteous barbarian who had crossed seventy leagues of the desert to ask that his village be honored by the god-like ones from the south.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
watched
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
welcome
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
WHITE
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading Some laughed to cover their fear, others threw prayer meal, and their fright made the commander notice the blanketed figure of the woman whose eyes alone shone above the draperies held close, and who stared so keenly into each white face as they passed.
willing
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From this reading An exceedingly reckless, rakish lot they were--this flower of the Mexican forces who the Viceroy was only too willing should explore all lands, and seas, so they kept themselves away from the capitol.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
woman
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From this reading WHITE SEEKERS OF TREASURE When Alvarado marched his band of adventurers into the pueblo Ua-lano to the sound of tom-toms and flutes of welcome, an Indian woman with a slender boy stood by the gate and watched the welcome of the strangers.
women
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From this reading The women and the children shrank back as the horses clattered in.
