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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 Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
afoot
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
all
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
also
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From this reading It was a pretty romantic reason also--and the usual one, if we may trust the world's judgment of the foundation of all trouble.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
archives
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From this reading But there were goings and comings of which no written record reached the archives.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were goings and comings of which no written record reached the archives.
Castilian
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
century
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
chronicles
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
comings
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From this reading But there were goings and comings of which no written record reached the archives.
conquest
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
court
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From this reading Not that it was unchronicled, but there was a good reason why the records were not published for the Spanish court.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
enough
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
enterprises
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
even
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
exploration
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
foundation
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From this reading It was a pretty romantic reason also--and the usual one, if we may trust the world's judgment of the foundation of all trouble.
godly
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
goings
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From this reading But there were goings and comings of which no written record reached the archives.
good
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From this reading Not that it was unchronicled, but there was a good reason why the records were not published for the Spanish court.
grew
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
happen
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
heel
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
hidden
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
historian
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was a pretty romantic reason also--and the usual one, if we may trust the world's judgment of the foundation of all trouble.
important
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
iron
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Not that it was unchronicled, but there was a good reason why the records were not published for the Spanish court.
judgment
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From this reading It was a pretty romantic reason also--and the usual one, if we may trust the world's judgment of the foundation of all trouble.
life
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
make
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
many
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It was a pretty romantic reason also--and the usual one, if we may trust the world's judgment of the foundation of all trouble.
much
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
n-gé
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
New
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But there were goings and comings of which no written record reached the archives.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
o
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
P
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
part
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
pretty
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From this reading It was a pretty romantic reason also--and the usual one, if we may trust the world's judgment of the foundation of all trouble.
published
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From this reading Not that it was unchronicled, but there was a good reason why the records were not published for the Spanish court.
reached
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From this reading But there were goings and comings of which no written record reached the archives.
reason
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From this reading Not that it was unchronicled, but there was a good reason why the records were not published for the Spanish court.
record
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From this reading But there were goings and comings of which no written record reached the archives.
records
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From this reading Not that it was unchronicled, but there was a good reason why the records were not published for the Spanish court.
romantic
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From this reading It was a pretty romantic reason also--and the usual one, if we may trust the world's judgment of the foundation of all trouble.
rule
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
s
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
SCARF
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
set
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
SILKEN
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
sixteenth
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Spain
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From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
Spanish
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From this reading Not that it was unchronicled, but there was a good reason why the records were not published for the Spanish court.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that it was unchronicled, but there was a good reason why the records were not published for the Spanish court.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
there
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From this reading But there were goings and comings of which no written record reached the archives.
Things
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
time
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SILKEN SCARF Of the many godly enterprises set afoot for exploration and conquest in New Spain of the sixteenth century, not all have chronicles important enough for the historian to make much of.
trouble
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From this reading It was a pretty romantic reason also--and the usual one, if we may trust the world's judgment of the foundation of all trouble.
trust
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From this reading It was a pretty romantic reason also--and the usual one, if we may trust the world's judgment of the foundation of all trouble.
unchronicled
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From this reading Not that it was unchronicled, but there was a good reason why the records were not published for the Spanish court.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
usual
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From this reading It was a pretty romantic reason also--and the usual one, if we may trust the world's judgment of the foundation of all trouble.
valley
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From this reading Things forbidden did happen even under the iron heel of Castilian rule, and one of the hidden enterprises grew to be a part of the life of the P[=o]-s[=o]n-gé valley for a time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not that it was unchronicled, but there was a good reason why the records were not published for the Spanish court.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was a pretty romantic reason also--and the usual one, if we may trust the world's judgment of the foundation of all trouble.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there were goings and comings of which no written record reached the archives.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But there were goings and comings of which no written record reached the archives.
why
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From this reading Not that it was unchronicled, but there was a good reason why the records were not published for the Spanish court.
world's
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From this reading It was a pretty romantic reason also--and the usual one, if we may trust the world's judgment of the foundation of all trouble.
written
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From this reading But there were goings and comings of which no written record reached the archives.
