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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 a weapon hidden in the sash about his waist.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He had a weapon hidden in the sash about his waist.
advantages
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From this reading Given those minor advantages, Señor Zorro felt that he could disconcert his enemies again, else fail to be Zorro.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
again
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From this reading Given those minor advantages, Señor Zorro felt that he could disconcert his enemies again, else fail to be Zorro.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
any
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From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
barred
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
battle
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
bound
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From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
closed
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
cords
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From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Given those minor advantages, Señor Zorro felt that he could disconcert his enemies again, else fail to be Zorro.
disconcert
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From this reading Given those minor advantages, Señor Zorro felt that he could disconcert his enemies again, else fail to be Zorro.
door
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
drop
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From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
elation
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
else
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From this reading Given those minor advantages, Señor Zorro felt that he could disconcert his enemies again, else fail to be Zorro.
ends
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From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
enemies
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From this reading Given those minor advantages, Señor Zorro felt that he could disconcert his enemies again, else fail to be Zorro.
face
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
fail
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From this reading Given those minor advantages, Señor Zorro felt that he could disconcert his enemies again, else fail to be Zorro.
felt
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From this reading Given those minor advantages, Señor Zorro felt that he could disconcert his enemies again, else fail to be Zorro.
fought
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
freeadjectiveUS /friː/
acting without enough restraint or discipline
From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
Given
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From this reading Given those minor advantages, Señor Zorro felt that he could disconcert his enemies again, else fail to be Zorro.
gone
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
hidden
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From this reading He had a weapon hidden in the sash about his waist.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
INTOprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading INTO THE OPEN.
keep
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
life
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
little
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
minor
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From this reading Given those minor advantages, Señor Zorro felt that he could disconcert his enemies again, else fail to be Zorro.
now
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From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
OPENverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading INTO THE OPEN.
sash
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From this reading He had a weapon hidden in the sash about his waist.
Señor
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
señorita
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
showing
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTO THE OPEN.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Given those minor advantages, Señor Zorro felt that he could disconcert his enemies again, else fail to be Zorro.
time
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From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
waist
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From this reading He had a weapon hidden in the sash about his waist.
weapon
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From this reading He had a weapon hidden in the sash about his waist.
wished
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From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
wrists
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From this reading His hands now would be free at any time he wished to drop the ends of the cords that bound his wrists.
Zorro
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From this reading Señor Zorro fought the battle of his life, after the little _señorita_ had gone and the door had been closed and barred, to keep from showing his elation in his face.
