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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 Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
Andre
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
article
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
Baths
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From this reading So the mestizo wished to have a secret interview with Samuel, and took him one day to the Baths of Chorillos.
beautiful
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
BETROTHAL
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From this reading THE BETROTHAL.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
cared
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
Certa
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
Chorillos
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From this reading So the mestizo wished to have a secret interview with Samuel, and took him one day to the Baths of Chorillos.
considering
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
constantly
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
contract
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From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
contractors
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From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
day
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From this reading So the mestizo wished to have a secret interview with Samuel, and took him one day to the Baths of Chorillos.
death
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
dishonorable
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From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
haughty
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So the mestizo wished to have a secret interview with Samuel, and took him one day to the Baths of Chorillos.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
hundred
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
impatient
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
indifference
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
interview
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From this reading So the mestizo wished to have a secret interview with Samuel, and took him one day to the Baths of Chorillos.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
Jew
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From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
Jewess
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
Lima
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
manifested
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
marriage
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
Martin
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
mestizo
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From this reading So the mestizo wished to have a secret interview with Samuel, and took him one day to the Baths of Chorillos.
more
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From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So the mestizo wished to have a secret interview with Samuel, and took him one day to the Baths of Chorillos.
paid
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
parade
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
Paz
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
piasters
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
pressed
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
reason
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From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
recovered
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
sale
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
Samuel
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From this reading So the mestizo wished to have a secret interview with Samuel, and took him one day to the Baths of Chorillos.
Sarah
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading So the mestizo wished to have a secret interview with Samuel, and took him one day to the Baths of Chorillos.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
streets
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
suspected
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From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BETROTHAL.
thousand
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From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading So the mestizo wished to have a secret interview with Samuel, and took him one day to the Baths of Chorillos.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Sarah constantly manifested toward him a haughty indifference; but he cared not for it, considering her as an article of sale, for which he had paid a hundred thousand piasters.
wished
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From this reading So the mestizo wished to have a secret interview with Samuel, and took him one day to the Baths of Chorillos.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet Andre Certa suspected the Jew, and with good reason; if the contract was dishonorable, the contractors were still more so.
young
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From this reading Andre Certa, entirely recovered, sure of the death of Martin Paz, pressed his marriage: he was impatient to parade the young and beautiful Jewess through the streets of Lima.
