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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 howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
ahead
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From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
altogether
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
became
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From this reading The howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
Bekwando
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From this reading For the King of Bekwando, drunk or sober, was a stickler for etiquette.
blind
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From this reading The howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
boldly
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From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
certain
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
changed
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From this reading The howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
days
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
drunk
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From this reading For the King of Bekwando, drunk or sober, was a stickler for etiquette.
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
envoy
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From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
etiquette
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From this reading For the King of Bekwando, drunk or sober, was a stickler for etiquette.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
fate
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the King of Bekwando, drunk or sober, was a stickler for etiquette.
formality
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From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
fury
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From this reading The howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
heard
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It pleased him to keep white men waiting.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
howls
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From this reading The howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It pleased him to keep white men waiting.
journeyed
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
keep
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From this reading It pleased him to keep white men waiting.
kept
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
King
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From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
march
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From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
men
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From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the King of Bekwando, drunk or sober, was a stickler for etiquette.
passion
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From this reading The howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
pleasednounUS /ˈpleased/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It pleased him to keep white men waiting.
pleasure
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
presence
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From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
purposeful
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From this reading The howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
roar
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From this reading The howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
seen
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
sending
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From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
soberadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊbər/
not affected by alcohol
From this reading For the King of Bekwando, drunk or sober, was a stickler for etiquette.
sometimes
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
stickler
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From this reading For the King of Bekwando, drunk or sober, was a stickler for etiquette.
stories
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
there
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
ugly
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
ultimate
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
visitor
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From this reading For days sometimes a visitor was kept waiting his pleasure, not altogether certain either as to his ultimate fate, for there were ugly stories as to those who had journeyed to Bekwando and never been seen or heard of since.
waiting
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From this reading It pleased him to keep white men waiting.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The howls became a roar, blind passion was changed into purposeful fury.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
white
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From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Who were these white men to march so boldly into the presence of the King without even the formality of sending an envoy ahead?
