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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 The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
Baker
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From this reading Uncle Patas' Domestic Drama--The Bakery--Karl the Baker--The Society of the Three.
Bakery
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From this reading Uncle Patas' Domestic Drama--The Bakery--Karl the Baker--The Society of the Three.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
better
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From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
bread
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
can't
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From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
Carmen
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
death
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From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
deep
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From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
del
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
Domestic
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From this reading Uncle Patas' Domestic Drama--The Bakery--Karl the Baker--The Society of the Three.
Drama
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From this reading Uncle Patas' Domestic Drama--The Bakery--Karl the Baker--The Society of the Three.
errand-boy
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
fell
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From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
gave
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From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
Ignacio
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From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
ill
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From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
impression
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From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
improvement
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From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
intercession
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
job
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
Karl
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From this reading Uncle Patas' Domestic Drama--The Bakery--Karl the Baker--The Society of the Three.
keep
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From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
landlady
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
Leandra
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From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
lodging-house
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
made
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From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
Manuel
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From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
mother's
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From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Uncle Patas' Domestic Drama--The Bakery--Karl the Baker--The Society of the Three.
off
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From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
Patas
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From this reading Uncle Patas' Domestic Drama--The Bakery--Karl the Baker--The Society of the Three.
Petra
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
place
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From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
Plaza
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
procured
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
said
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From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
See
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From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
Señor
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From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
shop
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From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
showed
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From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
situated
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
Society
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From this reading Uncle Patas' Domestic Drama--The Bakery--Karl the Baker--The Society of the Three.
son
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From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
stand
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Uncle Patas' Domestic Drama--The Bakery--Karl the Baker--The Society of the Three.
Three
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From this reading Uncle Patas' Domestic Drama--The Bakery--Karl the Baker--The Society of the Three.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
two
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From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
Uncle
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From this reading Uncle Patas' Domestic Drama--The Bakery--Karl the Baker--The Society of the Three.
up
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From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The death of his son made such a deep impression upon Señor Ignacio that he fell ill.
vegetable
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From this reading Manuel returned to the lodging-house and Petra, through the intercession of the landlady, procured her son a job as errand-boy at a bread and vegetable stand situated upon the Plaza del Carmen.
weeks
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From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
working
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From this reading He gave up working in the shop and as he showed no improvement after two or three weeks, Leandra said to Manuel:
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "See here: better be off to your mother's place, for I can't keep you here."
