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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 A prey to his blind grief, Don Vegal walked at random.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
active
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
adoption
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From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
also
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From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
Amancaes
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONQUERORS AND CONQUERED.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A prey to his blind grief, Don Vegal walked at random.
blind
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From this reading A prey to his blind grief, Don Vegal walked at random.
child
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From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
chinos
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
CONQUERED
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From this reading CONQUERORS AND CONQUERED.
CONQUERORS
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From this reading CONQUERORS AND CONQUERED.
daughter
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From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
death
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From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
deprived
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From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
Don
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From this reading A prey to his blind grief, Don Vegal walked at random.
forgottenadjectiveUS /fərˈɡɑːt.n̩/
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Don Vegal had forgotten Sarah, to think only of Martin Paz.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
grief
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From this reading A prey to his blind grief, Don Vegal walked at random.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A prey to his blind grief, Don Vegal walked at random.
hope
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From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
Indians
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
lost
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From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
love
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From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
Martin
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From this reading Don Vegal had forgotten Sarah, to think only of Martin Paz.
men
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
now
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
number
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
only
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From this reading Don Vegal had forgotten Sarah, to think only of Martin Paz.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
Paz
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From this reading Don Vegal had forgotten Sarah, to think only of Martin Paz.
pre-occupation
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
prey
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From this reading A prey to his blind grief, Don Vegal walked at random.
race
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From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
random
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From this reading A prey to his blind grief, Don Vegal walked at random.
Sarah
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From this reading Don Vegal had forgotten Sarah, to think only of Martin Paz.
see
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From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
silently
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
singular
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
sports
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
streets
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
strucknounUS /struck/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Don Vegal had forgotten Sarah, to think only of Martin Paz.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A prey to his blind grief, Don Vegal walked at random.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
usually
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
Vegal
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From this reading A prey to his blind grief, Don Vegal walked at random.
walked
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From this reading A prey to his blind grief, Don Vegal walked at random.
walking
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
wandering
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
wrested
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From this reading After having lost his daughter, the hope of his race and of his love, was he about to see himself also deprived of the child of his adoption whom he had wrested from death?
zambos
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From this reading He was struck with the great number of Indians, of _zambos_, of _chinos_, who were wandering about the streets; these men, who usually took an active part in the sports of the Amancaes, were now walking silently with singular pre-occupation.
