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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 Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
almost
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
aloof
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
bananas
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From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
better
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The villa was older than the streets of the Puerto, though much grass grew between their venerable cobbles.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
built
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From this reading The Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
came
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From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
Ciprés
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From this reading The Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
cobbles
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From this reading The villa was older than the streets of the Puerto, though much grass grew between their venerable cobbles.
commerce
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
crates
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From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
cypress
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From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
days
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
Del
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From this reading The Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
dirty
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
down
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From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
felt
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
fine
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From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
fruit
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
garden
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From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
grandee
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
grass
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From this reading The villa was older than the streets of the Puerto, though much grass grew between their venerable cobbles.
grating
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From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
grew
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From this reading The villa was older than the streets of the Puerto, though much grass grew between their venerable cobbles.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
hated
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
headland
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From this reading The Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
laughter
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From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
like
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
literally
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
many
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From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
much
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From this reading The villa was older than the streets of the Puerto, though much grass grew between their venerable cobbles.
name
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From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
older
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From this reading The villa was older than the streets of the Puerto, though much grass grew between their venerable cobbles.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
Orotava
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From this reading The Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
oxen
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From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
pier
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
proudly
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
Puerto
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From this reading The Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
said
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
seen
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
shouting
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From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
singing
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From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
spacious
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From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
Spanish
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
steamers
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
streets
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From this reading The villa was older than the streets of the Puerto, though much grass grew between their venerable cobbles.
stumbling
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From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
taken
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From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The villa was older than the streets of the Puerto, though much grass grew between their venerable cobbles.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
there
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From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading The villa was older than the streets of the Puerto, though much grass grew between their venerable cobbles.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
trees
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From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
venerable
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From this reading The villa was older than the streets of the Puerto, though much grass grew between their venerable cobbles.
Villa
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From this reading The Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
wagons
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From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
waited
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From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Villa Del Ciprés at Orotava was built on a headland above the Puerto.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
wharf
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From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had taken its name from its fine cypress trees, of which there were many in the spacious garden.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading At the Puerto one might almost have said there was commerce, for beyond the pier waited the dirty fruit steamers; but the Villa del Ciprés stood proudly aloof like a Spanish grandee who had seen better days—one felt that it literally hated commerce.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading At the Puerto there were laughter, shouting and singing as the oxen wagons with their crates of bananas came grating and stumbling down to the wharf.
