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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 Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
alarm
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From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
all
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
band
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From this reading Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
begun
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From this reading Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
calculations
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
chance
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From this reading How small, then, was the chance that the Egyptian forces could overtake them.
chances
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How small, then, was the chance that the Egyptian forces could overtake them.
country
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From this reading In a hundred miles or even less they would be in the Dervish country.
Dervish
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From this reading In a hundred miles or even less they would be in the Dervish country.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
distances
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
Egyptian
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From this reading How small, then, was the chance that the Egyptian forces could overtake them.
elaborate
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
evening
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From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
farthest
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From this reading Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
forces
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From this reading How small, then, was the chance that the Egyptian forces could overtake them.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
green
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From this reading Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
Haifa
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From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
horizon
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
hours
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
How
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From this reading How small, then, was the chance that the Egyptian forces could overtake them.
hundred
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From this reading In a hundred miles or even less they would be in the Dervish country.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
Korosko
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
less
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From this reading In a hundred miles or even less they would be in the Dervish country.
miles
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From this reading In a hundred miles or even less they would be in the Dervish country.
mirage
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
Nile
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From this reading Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
now
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From this reading Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
only
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From this reading Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In a hundred miles or even less they would be in the Dervish country.
overtake
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From this reading How small, then, was the chance that the Egyptian forces could overtake them.
probably
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From this reading Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
pursuit
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From this reading Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
reckoned
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
rescue
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
return
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From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
shimmered
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
small
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From this reading How small, then, was the chance that the Egyptian forces could overtake them.
SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
steamer
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From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
taken
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading How small, then, was the chance that the Egyptian forces could overtake them.
then
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From this reading How small, then, was the chance that the Egyptian forces could overtake them.
There
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From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
thinadjectiveUS /θɪn/
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
unsubstantial
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From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Even now, when the Nile was only a thin green band upon the farthest horizon, the pursuit had probably not begun.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So the _Korosko_ had been taken, and the chances of rescue upon which they had reckoned--all those elaborate calculations of hours and distances--were as unsubstantial as the mirage which shimmered upon the horizon.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There would be no alarm at Haifa until it was found that the steamer did not return in the evening.
