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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 A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
accustomed
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
Antonia
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From this reading Antonia might well be excused for the excess of her terror.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
aside
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From this reading Religion, degraded into superstition or utterly cast aside, has little power to control.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Antonia might well be excused for the excess of her terror.
bloodnounUS /blʌd/
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
bulls
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
cast
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From this reading Religion, degraded into superstition or utterly cast aside, has little power to control.
control
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From this reading Religion, degraded into superstition or utterly cast aside, has little power to control.
country
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From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
death
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
deeds
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
degraded
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From this reading Religion, degraded into superstition or utterly cast aside, has little power to control.
delight
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
dreaded
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From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
European
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From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
excess
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From this reading Antonia might well be excused for the excess of her terror.
excused
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From this reading Antonia might well be excused for the excess of her terror.
feel
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
find
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Antonia might well be excused for the excess of her terror.
gored
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Religion, degraded into superstition or utterly cast aside, has little power to control.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Antonia might well be excused for the excess of her terror.
horror
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
horses
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
imperilled
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
infuriated
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From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Religion, degraded into superstition or utterly cast aside, has little power to control.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
likely
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
little
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From this reading Religion, degraded into superstition or utterly cast aside, has little power to control.
men
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Antonia might well be excused for the excess of her terror.
mob
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From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
more
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From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
moved
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Antonia might well be excused for the excess of her terror.
often
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
passions
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
people
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
perhaps
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From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
pity
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
power
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From this reading Religion, degraded into superstition or utterly cast aside, has little power to control.
Religion
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From this reading Religion, degraded into superstition or utterly cast aside, has little power to control.
roused
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
seeing
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
slain
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
Spain
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From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
superstition
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From this reading Religion, degraded into superstition or utterly cast aside, has little power to control.
terror
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From this reading Antonia might well be excused for the excess of her terror.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Antonia might well be excused for the excess of her terror.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If in one European country more than another an infuriated mob is to be dreaded, that country, perhaps, is Spain.
tortured
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
utterly
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From this reading Religion, degraded into superstition or utterly cast aside, has little power to control.
VENGEANCE
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From this reading VENGEANCE.
well
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From this reading Antonia might well be excused for the excess of her terror.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
wounded
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From this reading A people accustomed to find delight in seeing bulls tortured, horses gored to death, and men imperilled and often wounded or slain, are not likely, when their passions are roused, to be moved to pity, or to feel horror at deeds of blood.
