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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 In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
Aguilera
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From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
Aguileras
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
Alcala
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From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
already
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From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
apartment
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
appearance
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
arrested
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From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
AWAY
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From this reading TURNED AWAY.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
believe
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From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
better
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
black
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From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
Bonifacio
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From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
charge
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From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
comforts
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
conversation
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From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
de
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
Don
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From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
Donna
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
dwelling
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
engaged
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From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
exclaimed
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From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
fan
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From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
far
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
Father
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From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
furnished
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
hardly
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From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
home
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
honourable
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From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
house
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From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
interesting
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From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
known
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From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
lady
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From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
large
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From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
less
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
Maria
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
modern
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
much
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
picturesque
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
pitiful
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From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
priest
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From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
reader
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From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
Rivas
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
serious
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From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
sits
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Don Alcala de Aguilera, one of so ancient and honourable a house, to be arrested, and on so pitiful a charge!
spacious
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From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
spoke
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From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
TURNED
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From this reading TURNED AWAY.
vibrating
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From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading She is engaged in serious and interesting conversation with a priest, who, as Father Bonifacio, is already known to the reader.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In an apartment of a dwelling far less spacious and picturesque in appearance than the home of the Aguileras, but much better furnished with modern comforts, sits Donna Maria de Rivas.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "I can hardly yet believe it, father!" exclaimed the lady, vibrating her large black fan as she spoke.
