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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 What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
again
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From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
all
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
arrival
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From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
automatic
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From this reading By each man's side swung his automatic in a holster, ready for instant use.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Could it be possible that here they were in the most secret and unknown city on earth, that the unparalleled experience which had come to Pizarro centuries before, of discovering the Inca civilization, was now coming to them?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Could it be possible that here they were in the most secret and unknown city on earth, that the unparalleled experience which had come to Pizarro centuries before, of discovering the Inca civilization, was now coming to them?
boys
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From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
bright
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By each man's side swung his automatic in a holster, ready for instant use.
campaign
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
camping
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
centuries
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city
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civilization
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come
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coming
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Couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Could it be possible that here they were in the most secret and unknown city on earth, that the unparalleled experience which had come to Pizarro centuries before, of discovering the Inca civilization, was now coming to them?
crossing
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
Cusco
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
discovering
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dreaming
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From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading By each man's side swung his automatic in a holster, ready for instant use.
earth
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erect
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
expanse
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
experience
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facing
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
feeling
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From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading By each man's side swung his automatic in a holster, ready for instant use.
great
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
hats
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
heads
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
here
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From this reading Could it be possible that here they were in the most secret and unknown city on earth, that the unparalleled experience which had come to Pizarro centuries before, of discovering the Inca civilization, was now coming to them?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading By each man's side swung his automatic in a holster, ready for instant use.
holster
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From this reading By each man's side swung his automatic in a holster, ready for instant use.
Hurrin
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
Inca
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Inca's
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
instant
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From this reading By each man's side swung his automatic in a holster, ready for instant use.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Could it be possible that here they were in the most secret and unknown city on earth, that the unparalleled experience which had come to Pizarro centuries before, of discovering the Inca civilization, was now coming to them?
looking
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
man's
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From this reading By each man's side swung his automatic in a holster, ready for instant use.
marched
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
military
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
most
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namely
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From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
now
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From this reading Could it be possible that here they were in the most secret and unknown city on earth, that the unparalleled experience which had come to Pizarro centuries before, of discovering the Inca civilization, was now coming to them?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
often
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From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Could it be possible that here they were in the most secret and unknown city on earth, that the unparalleled experience which had come to Pizarro centuries before, of discovering the Inca civilization, was now coming to them?
outfits
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
Palace
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
Pizarro
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possible
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From this reading Could it be possible that here they were in the most secret and unknown city on earth, that the unparalleled experience which had come to Pizarro centuries before, of discovering the Inca civilization, was now coming to them?
ready
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From this reading By each man's side swung his automatic in a holster, ready for instant use.
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Could it be possible that here they were in the most secret and unknown city on earth, that the unparalleled experience which had come to Pizarro centuries before, of discovering the Inca civilization, was now coming to them?
sensation
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
shoulders
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
side
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From this reading By each man's side swung his automatic in a holster, ready for instant use.
sight
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
soul
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
square
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
squared
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
step
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
subject
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From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
Sun
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
sunlight
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
swung
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From this reading By each man's side swung his automatic in a holster, ready for instant use.
Temple
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Could it be possible that here they were in the most secret and unknown city on earth, that the unparalleled experience which had come to Pizarro centuries before, of discovering the Inca civilization, was now coming to them?
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
tremendous
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From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
underwent
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From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
unknown
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unparalleled
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use
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From this reading By each man's side swung his automatic in a holster, ready for instant use.
very
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From this reading They marched in step, shoulders squared, heads erect, looking very military in their camping outfits and campaign hats.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The boys again underwent that feeling to which they had been subject so often since arrival, namely, that they were dreaming.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading What a sensation that was, crossing the great square of Cusco Hurrin, facing the tremendous Temple of the Sun and the Inca's Palace, in the bright sunlight, with not a soul in sight in all the great expanse.
