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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 Dolores the Scandalous--Pastiri's Tricks--Tender Savagery--A Modest Out-of-the-way Robbery.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
allowed
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From this reading Manuel knocked, but Dolores refused to open the door; finally, after hearing the boy's explanations, she allowed him to come in.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
Andalucía
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
askednounUS /asked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Manuel went off to Las Cambroneras, asked for Dolores and was shown a door in a patio inhabited by gipsies.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
Bizco
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From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
boy's
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From this reading Manuel knocked, but Dolores refused to open the door; finally, after hearing the boy's explanations, she allowed him to come in.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Manuel knocked, but Dolores refused to open the door; finally, after hearing the boy's explanations, she allowed him to come in.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Manuel went off to Las Cambroneras, asked for Dolores and was shown a door in a patio inhabited by gipsies.
called
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
Cambroneras
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
cart-road
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
Chingui
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
chum
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Manuel knocked, but Dolores refused to open the door; finally, after hearing the boy's explanations, she allowed him to come in.
day
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From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
decided
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From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
Dolores
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From this reading Dolores the Scandalous--Pastiri's Tricks--Tender Savagery--A Modest Out-of-the-way Robbery.
door
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From this reading Manuel went off to Las Cambroneras, asked for Dolores and was shown a door in a patio inhabited by gipsies.
El
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
evil
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From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
explanations
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From this reading Manuel knocked, but Dolores refused to open the door; finally, after hearing the boy's explanations, she allowed him to come in.
finally
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From this reading Manuel knocked, but Dolores refused to open the door; finally, after hearing the boy's explanations, she allowed him to come in.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Manuel went off to Las Cambroneras, asked for Dolores and was shown a door in a patio inhabited by gipsies.
friends
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
gipsies
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From this reading Manuel went off to Las Cambroneras, asked for Dolores and was shown a door in a patio inhabited by gipsies.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
hearing
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From this reading Manuel knocked, but Dolores refused to open the door; finally, after hearing the boy's explanations, she allowed him to come in.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
home
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
inhabited
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From this reading Manuel went off to Las Cambroneras, asked for Dolores and was shown a door in a patio inhabited by gipsies.
Injurias
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
knocked
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From this reading Manuel knocked, but Dolores refused to open the door; finally, after hearing the boy's explanations, she allowed him to come in.
La
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
Las
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
Llorosa
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
Manuel
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From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
Modest
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From this reading Dolores the Scandalous--Pastiri's Tricks--Tender Savagery--A Modest Out-of-the-way Robbery.
named
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
off
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From this reading Manuel went off to Las Cambroneras, asked for Dolores and was shown a door in a patio inhabited by gipsies.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
Out-of-the-way
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From this reading Dolores the Scandalous--Pastiri's Tricks--Tender Savagery--A Modest Out-of-the-way Robbery.
Pastiri's
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From this reading Dolores the Scandalous--Pastiri's Tricks--Tender Savagery--A Modest Out-of-the-way Robbery.
patio
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From this reading Manuel went off to Las Cambroneras, asked for Dolores and was shown a door in a patio inhabited by gipsies.
refused
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From this reading Manuel knocked, but Dolores refused to open the door; finally, after hearing the boy's explanations, she allowed him to come in.
rejoin
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From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
Robbery
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From this reading Dolores the Scandalous--Pastiri's Tricks--Tender Savagery--A Modest Out-of-the-way Robbery.
Savagery
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From this reading Dolores the Scandalous--Pastiri's Tricks--Tender Savagery--A Modest Out-of-the-way Robbery.
Scandalous
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From this reading Dolores the Scandalous--Pastiri's Tricks--Tender Savagery--A Modest Out-of-the-way Robbery.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Manuel knocked, but Dolores refused to open the door; finally, after hearing the boy's explanations, she allowed him to come in.
shown
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From this reading Manuel went off to Las Cambroneras, asked for Dolores and was shown a door in a patio inhabited by gipsies.
sleeping
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From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
spent
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From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
staying
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
strumpet
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
taverns
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
Tender
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From this reading Dolores the Scandalous--Pastiri's Tricks--Tender Savagery--A Modest Out-of-the-way Robbery.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dolores the Scandalous--Pastiri's Tricks--Tender Savagery--A Modest Out-of-the-way Robbery.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
thieving
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
Tricks
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From this reading Dolores the Scandalous--Pastiri's Tricks--Tender Savagery--A Modest Out-of-the-way Robbery.
up
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From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
Vidal
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From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
ways
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From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
week
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From this reading After a week spent in sleeping in the open Manuel decided one day to rejoin Vidal and Bizco and to take up their evil ways.
well-known
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From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Manuel went off to Las Cambroneras, asked for Dolores and was shown a door in a patio inhabited by gipsies.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He inquired after his friends in the taverns on the Andalucía cart-road, at La Llorosa, Las Injurias, and a chum of El Bizco, who was named El Chingui, told him that El Bizco was staying at Las Cambroneras, at the home of a well-known thieving strumpet called Dolores the Scandalous.
