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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 TREASURE.
Aguilera
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
Aguilera's
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From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
Alcala
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Teresa clasped the steel-clamped box as if it had been a living child.
box
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From this reading Teresa clasped the steel-clamped box as if it had been a living child.
brightly
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From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
burnish
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From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
case
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From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
child
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From this reading Teresa clasped the steel-clamped box as if it had been a living child.
clasped
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From this reading Teresa clasped the steel-clamped box as if it had been a living child.
contents
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From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
day
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
de
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
duenna
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From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
family
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
following
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Teresa clasped the steel-clamped box as if it had been a living child.
hair
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From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
handled
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From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
happiest
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
heirlooms
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
hinge
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From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
honour
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From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
hour
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Teresa clasped the steel-clamped box as if it had been a living child.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Teresa clasped the steel-clamped box as if it had been a living child.
life
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
living
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From this reading Teresa clasped the steel-clamped box as if it had been a living child.
metal
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From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
much
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From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
proudest
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
reverence
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From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
rusted
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From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
Santa
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From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
saw
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
shine
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From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
shown
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From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
steel-clamped
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From this reading Teresa clasped the steel-clamped box as if it had been a living child.
Teresa
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From this reading Teresa clasped the steel-clamped box as if it had been a living child.
Teresa's
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From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
TREASURE
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From this reading A TREASURE.
up
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From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
Veronica
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From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Perhaps the proudest and happiest hour of Teresa's life was that in which she saw the treasure, the family heirlooms, in the hands of Alcala de Aguilera, as they were on the following day.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The duenna handled the contents of the case with as much reverence as she might have shown to the hair of Santa Veronica!
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would she not burnish up the rusted metal till every hinge should shine as brightly as Aguilera's honour!
