Cabeza de Vaca

[ kah-ve-thah the -vah-kah, -ve-sah ]

/ kɑË?vÉ› Î¸É‘ Ã°É› Ë?vÉ‘ kÉ‘, -Ë?vÉ› sÉ‘ /

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Ã?lÂ·var NÃºÂ·Ã±ez

[ahl-vahr -noo-nyeth, -nyes], /Ë?É‘l vÉ‘r Ë?nu nyÉ›Î¸, -nyÉ›s/, c1490â€“1557?, Spanish explorer in the Americas.

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Question 1 of 7

â€œWasâ€ is used for the indicative past tense of â€œto be,â€ and â€œwereâ€ is only used for the subjunctive past tense.

In the last year, her fusion exercise class has attracted a cult following and become de rigueur among the celebrity set.
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They tried to continue their getaway but had to quickly abandon their vehicle on the Rue de Meaux in the 19th.
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Humans spent a long time domesticating cattle, and what they were trying to do, in essence, was de-domesticate them.
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The band was still on its way back as De Blasio and his wife departed.
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Yet even after the funeral protest, de Blasio was booed and heckled while addressing a new class of recruits as well.
We Need Our Police to Be Better Than This|Nick Gillespie|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Madame de Condillac stood watching him, her face composed, her glance cold.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
Then the door opened, the portiere was swept aside, and Anselme announced "Monsieur de Garnache."
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
San Antonio de Bexar lies in a fertile and well-irrigated valley, stretching westward from the river Salado.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
One evening, while he was thus engaged, he observed de Patinos and Duke Wharton enter together.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Without any known cause of offence, a tacit acknowledgement of mutual dislike was shewn by Louis and de Patinos.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter