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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 Square--A Wedding in La Bombilla--The Asphalt Caldrons.
advantage
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
all
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
arranged
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
Asphalt
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From this reading The Square--A Wedding in La Bombilla--The Asphalt Caldrons.
attentions
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From this reading El Carnicerín was generosity itself and showed delicate attentions to his sweetheart's parents.
authorized
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From this reading But for the present nothing authorized such malevolent suppositions.
bathed
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
believed
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
betrothal
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
Bombilla
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From this reading The Square--A Wedding in La Bombilla--The Asphalt Caldrons.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But for the present nothing authorized such malevolent suppositions.
butcher's
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
Caldrons
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From this reading The Square--A Wedding in La Bombilla--The Asphalt Caldrons.
Carnicerín
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
Custodio
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
daughter
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
delicate
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From this reading El Carnicerín was generosity itself and showed delicate attentions to his sweetheart's parents.
El
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
end
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
fellow
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
finenounUS /fine/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But for the present nothing authorized such malevolent suppositions.
formally
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
generosity
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From this reading El Carnicerín was generosity itself and showed delicate attentions to his sweetheart's parents.
haughty
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
imagined
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Square--A Wedding in La Bombilla--The Asphalt Caldrons.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading El Carnicerín was generosity itself and showed delicate attentions to his sweetheart's parents.
Justa
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
La
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From this reading The Square--A Wedding in La Bombilla--The Asphalt Caldrons.
malevolent
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From this reading But for the present nothing authorized such malevolent suppositions.
Manuel
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
marry
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
much
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But for the present nothing authorized such malevolent suppositions.
now
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
only
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
opportunity
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
parents
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From this reading El Carnicerín was generosity itself and showed delicate attentions to his sweetheart's parents.
place
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
present
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From this reading But for the present nothing authorized such malevolent suppositions.
ragdealer
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
rose
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
Señor
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
showed
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From this reading El Carnicerín was generosity itself and showed delicate attentions to his sweetheart's parents.
son
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
Square
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From this reading The Square--A Wedding in La Bombilla--The Asphalt Caldrons.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But for the present nothing authorized such malevolent suppositions.
suppositions
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From this reading But for the present nothing authorized such malevolent suppositions.
sweetheart's
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From this reading El Carnicerín was generosity itself and showed delicate attentions to his sweetheart's parents.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Square--A Wedding in La Bombilla--The Asphalt Caldrons.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
together
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
too
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
try
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From this reading El Carnicerín was all together too haughty and too much of a fine fellow to marry the daughter of a ragdealer; Manuel imagined that now the butcher's son would try to take advantage of his opportunity.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
water
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
Wedding
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From this reading The Square--A Wedding in La Bombilla--The Asphalt Caldrons.
wife
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From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The betrothal of El Carnicerín and Justa was formally arranged, Señor Custodio and his wife bathed in rose water, and only Manuel believed that in the end the wedding would never take place.
