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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 Don Silvio was a _ganadero_,--a grazier, on a grand scale.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Even this was an improvement on the old _regime_.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
breadth
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From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
cattle
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From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
contained
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From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
corrales
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
Don
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From this reading Don Silvio was a _ganadero_,--a grazier, on a grand scale.
dwelling
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
enclosures
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
entirely
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From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
Even
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From this reading Even this was an improvement on the old _regime_.
extensive
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
ganaderia
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From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
ganadero
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From this reading Don Silvio was a _ganadero_,--a grazier, on a grand scale.
grand
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From this reading Don Silvio was a _ganadero_,--a grazier, on a grand scale.
grazier
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From this reading Don Silvio was a _ganadero_,--a grazier, on a grand scale.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
horned
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From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
horses
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From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
house
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
improvement
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From this reading Even this was an improvement on the old _regime_.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
intermittent
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From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
intervals
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From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
jail
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
large
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
leagues
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From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
lengthnounUS /leŋθ/
a period of time or extent
From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
limits
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From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
lived
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
long
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From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
many
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From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
maraud
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From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
more
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
now
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From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
occurred
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From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
old
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From this reading Even this was an improvement on the old _regime_.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Even this was an improvement on the old _regime_.
one-storied
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
only
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From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
rectangular
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
regime
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From this reading Even this was an improvement on the old _regime_.
resembling
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
savage
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From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
scale
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From this reading Don Silvio was a _ganadero_,--a grazier, on a grand scale.
Silvio
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From this reading Don Silvio was a _ganadero_,--a grazier, on a grand scale.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
subdued
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From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
surrounded
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From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He lived in a large rectangular one-storied house--more resembling a jail than a dwelling--surrounded by extensive enclosures--_corrales_.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Even this was an improvement on the old _regime_.
thousands
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From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading So grand that his _ganaderia_ was leagues in length and breadth, and contained within its limits many thousands of horses and horned cattle.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading The savage was not yet entirely subdued; but his maraud was now intermittent, and occurred only at long intervals.
