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andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now he remembered Captain Ramón’s commands, and it pleased him to carry them out.
Barbados
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From this reading Barbados had saved the _casa_ of Don Diego Vega for the last.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
Captain
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From this reading And now he remembered Captain Ramón’s commands, and it pleased him to carry them out.
carry
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From this reading And now he remembered Captain Ramón’s commands, and it pleased him to carry them out.
casa
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From this reading Barbados had saved the _casa_ of Don Diego Vega for the last.
commands
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From this reading And now he remembered Captain Ramón’s commands, and it pleased him to carry them out.
danger
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From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
Diego
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From this reading Barbados had saved the _casa_ of Don Diego Vega for the last.
Diego's
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From this reading Don Diego’s was the finest house in the village, and seemed to promise rich loot.
Don
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From this reading Barbados had saved the _casa_ of Don Diego Vega for the last.
eye
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From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
finest
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From this reading Don Diego’s was the finest house in the village, and seemed to promise rich loot.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Barbados had saved the _casa_ of Don Diego Vega for the last.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Barbados had saved the _casa_ of Don Diego Vega for the last.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now he remembered Captain Ramón’s commands, and it pleased him to carry them out.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
house
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From this reading Don Diego’s was the finest house in the village, and seemed to promise rich loot.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don Diego’s was the finest house in the village, and seemed to promise rich loot.
indicate
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From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
kept
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From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
last
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From this reading Barbados had saved the _casa_ of Don Diego Vega for the last.
loot
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From this reading Don Diego’s was the finest house in the village, and seemed to promise rich loot.
looting
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From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
men
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From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
now
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From this reading And now he remembered Captain Ramón’s commands, and it pleased him to carry them out.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Barbados had saved the _casa_ of Don Diego Vega for the last.
out
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From this reading And now he remembered Captain Ramón’s commands, and it pleased him to carry them out.
pleased
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From this reading And now he remembered Captain Ramón’s commands, and it pleased him to carry them out.
promise
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From this reading Don Diego’s was the finest house in the village, and seemed to promise rich loot.
quarter
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From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
Ramón's
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From this reading And now he remembered Captain Ramón’s commands, and it pleased him to carry them out.
remembered
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From this reading And now he remembered Captain Ramón’s commands, and it pleased him to carry them out.
rich
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From this reading Don Diego’s was the finest house in the village, and seemed to promise rich loot.
saved
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From this reading Barbados had saved the _casa_ of Don Diego Vega for the last.
seemed
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From this reading Don Diego’s was the finest house in the village, and seemed to promise rich loot.
seen
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From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
TAKES
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From this reading ZORRO TAKES THE TRAIL.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ZORRO TAKES THE TRAIL.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And now he remembered Captain Ramón’s commands, and it pleased him to carry them out.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
town
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From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
TRAIL
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From this reading ZORRO TAKES THE TRAIL.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
Vega
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From this reading Barbados had saved the _casa_ of Don Diego Vega for the last.
village
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From this reading Don Diego’s was the finest house in the village, and seemed to promise rich loot.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Don Diego’s was the finest house in the village, and seemed to promise rich loot.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading He had kept an eye upon it, however, while his men were looting the town, but had seen nothing to indicate danger from that quarter.
ZORRO
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From this reading ZORRO TAKES THE TRAIL.
