used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
acresnounUS /ˈeɪkərz/
extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
AmericansnounUS /əˈmerəkənz/
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the mystery of the golden _pesos_ was solved--the jewels of course!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading Happy, blissful ignorance--thrice blessed by the gods were they!
blissfuladjectiveUS /ˈblɪsfəl/
completely happy and contented
From this reading Happy, blissful ignorance--thrice blessed by the gods were they!
braceletnounUS /ˈbreɪslət/
a band of cloth or leather or metal links attached to a wristwatch and wrapped around the wrist
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Happy, blissful ignorance--thrice blessed by the gods were they!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
Chiquita
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From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading At last the mystery of the golden _pesos_ was solved--the jewels of course!
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
envynounUS /ˈenvi/
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
Felipe
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From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Happy, blissful ignorance--thrice blessed by the gods were they!
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading At last the mystery of the golden _pesos_ was solved--the jewels of course!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Happy, blissful ignorance--thrice blessed by the gods were they!
hatedadjectiveUS /ˈheɪtəd/
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
how
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From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
the lack of knowledge or education
From this reading Happy, blissful ignorance--thrice blessed by the gods were they!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading At last the mystery of the golden _pesos_ was solved--the jewels of course!
immediately past
From this reading At last the mystery of the golden _pesos_ was solved--the jewels of course!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
used to form the superlative
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading At last the mystery of the golden _pesos_ was solved--the jewels of course!
necklacenounUS /ˈnekləs/
jewelry consisting of a cord or chain (often bearing gems) worn about the neck as an ornament (especially by women)
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last the mystery of the golden _pesos_ was solved--the jewels of course!
a human being
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
pesosnounUS /ˈpeɪsoʊz/
plural of “peso” — the basic unit of money in Uruguay; equal to 100 centesimos
From this reading At last the mystery of the golden _pesos_ was solved--the jewels of course!
Posada
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From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
purchasedverbUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəst/
past form of “purchase” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
solvedadjectiveUS /sɑːlvd/
explained or answered
From this reading At last the mystery of the golden _pesos_ was solved--the jewels of course!
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
strandnounUS /strænd/
a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the mystery of the golden _pesos_ was solved--the jewels of course!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Don Felipe and the Americans had seen such jewels before in the world of fashion, but how came Chiquita by them?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
thriceadverbUS /θraɪs/
three times
From this reading Happy, blissful ignorance--thrice blessed by the gods were they!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At last the mystery of the golden _pesos_ was solved--the jewels of course!
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Happy, blissful ignorance--thrice blessed by the gods were they!
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A great weight slipped from the souls of the Spanish women as they gazed in envy and amazement upon the person they hated most in all the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Those golden _pesos_ would not have purchased a single strand in her bracelet, while as to the necklace, its value would have purchased the entire _Posada_ and many broad acres besides.
