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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 PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
adapted
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From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
admirably
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
advantages
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From this reading And up to quite recent years these natural advantages were exploited to the full.
all
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
bandit
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From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
better
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From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
cannot
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From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
commands
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
conceived
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From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
country
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From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
crosses
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From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
death
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From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
deaths
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
desperado
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
despoblados
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
die
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
eminently
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
enterprising
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From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
epitaphs
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From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
exploited
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From this reading And up to quite recent years these natural advantages were exploited to the full.
far
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
form
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
full
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From this reading And up to quite recent years these natural advantages were exploited to the full.
hold-up
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
indicates
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
industry
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
inscribed
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From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
inspection
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
isolated
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
lend
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
lonely
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
memorials
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
mountain-tracts
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
murder
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
natural
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From this reading And up to quite recent years these natural advantages were exploited to the full.
nature
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From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
notes
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From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
Now
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
occupies
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
passers-by
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
peculiar
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
PERNÁLES
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From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
quiet
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And up to quite recent years these natural advantages were exploited to the full.
recent
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From this reading And up to quite recent years these natural advantages were exploited to the full.
recording
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From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
Riding
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From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
rocks
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From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
rude
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From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
rule
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
scant
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
scorenounUS /score/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
sierras
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From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
silent
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
single
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
site
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
success
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From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PERNÁLES A country better adapted by nature for the success of the enterprising bandit cannot be conceived.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And up to quite recent years these natural advantages were exploited to the full.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
travellers
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
uninhabited
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
up
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From this reading And up to quite recent years these natural advantages were exploited to the full.
vast
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
villages
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
wastes
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
way
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From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
wayfarer
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From this reading Riding through the sierras, one notes rude crosses and epitaphs inscribed on rocks recording the death of this or that wayfarer.
wayside
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From this reading Now travellers, as a rule, do not die natural deaths by the wayside; and an inspection of these silent memorials indicates that each occupies a site eminently adapted for a quiet murder.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And up to quite recent years these natural advantages were exploited to the full.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The vast _despoblados_ = uninhabited wastes, with scant villages far isolated and lonely mountain-tracts where a single desperado commands the way and can hold-up a score of passers-by, all lend themselves admirably to this peculiar form of industry.
years
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From this reading And up to quite recent years these natural advantages were exploited to the full.
