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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 Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
accompanying
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Things are going rotten with him," thought Manuel.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
bed
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From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The break between Milagros and Leandro was definitive.
Blasa's
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From this reading Leandro's Irresolution--In Blasa's Tavern--The Man With The Three Cards--The Duel With Valencia.
break
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From this reading The break between Milagros and Leandro was definitive.
bull's
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From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
Cards
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From this reading Leandro's Irresolution--In Blasa's Tavern--The Man With The Three Cards--The Duel With Valencia.
deep
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From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
definitive
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From this reading The break between Milagros and Leandro was definitive.
Duel
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From this reading Leandro's Irresolution--In Blasa's Tavern--The Man With The Three Cards--The Duel With Valencia.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
gaining
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
girl's
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
going
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From this reading "Things are going rotten with him," thought Manuel.
ground
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
hand
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
heaving
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From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Things are going rotten with him," thought Manuel.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
home
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Leandro's Irresolution--In Blasa's Tavern--The Man With The Three Cards--The Duel With Valencia.
Irresolution
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From this reading Leandro's Irresolution--In Blasa's Tavern--The Man With The Three Cards--The Duel With Valencia.
Leandro
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From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
Leandro's
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From this reading Leandro's Irresolution--In Blasa's Tavern--The Man With The Three Cards--The Duel With Valencia.
Lechuguino
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
Man
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From this reading Leandro's Irresolution--In Blasa's Tavern--The Man With The Three Cards--The Duel With Valencia.
Manuel
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From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
Milagros
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From this reading The break between Milagros and Leandro was definitive.
mother
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
other
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
proof-reader
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
roar
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From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
rotten
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From this reading "Things are going rotten with him," thought Manuel.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
sighs
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From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
Some
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From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
Tavern
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From this reading Leandro's Irresolution--In Blasa's Tavern--The Man With The Three Cards--The Duel With Valencia.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leandro's Irresolution--In Blasa's Tavern--The Man With The Three Cards--The Duel With Valencia.
Things
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From this reading "Things are going rotten with him," thought Manuel.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Things are going rotten with him," thought Manuel.
Three
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From this reading Leandro's Irresolution--In Blasa's Tavern--The Man With The Three Cards--The Duel With Valencia.
tossing
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From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
treat
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
Valencia
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From this reading Leandro's Irresolution--In Blasa's Tavern--The Man With The Three Cards--The Duel With Valencia.
wait
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The break between Milagros and Leandro was definitive.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
WithprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Leandro's Irresolution--In Blasa's Tavern--The Man With The Three Cards--The Duel With Valencia.
won
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
worked
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From this reading Lechuguino, on the other hand, was gaining ground: he had won over the girl's mother, would treat the proof-reader and wait for Milagros where she worked, accompanying her home.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Some nights Manuel would hear Leandro tossing about in his bed and heaving sighs as deep as a bull's roar.
