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accountsnounUS /ˈaccounts/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
Agra
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From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
all
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From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
begun
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From this reading He had begun more and more to distrust her; and these repeated visits were partly to obtain more knowledge of her secrets and of the conspiracy.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
conspiracy
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From this reading He had begun more and more to distrust her; and these repeated visits were partly to obtain more knowledge of her secrets and of the conspiracy.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
detachment
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
DISCOVERY
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From this reading THE DISCOVERY.
distance
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From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
distrust
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From this reading He had begun more and more to distrust her; and these repeated visits were partly to obtain more knowledge of her secrets and of the conspiracy.
dwelling
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From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
eagerness
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From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
Emperor
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From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
evening
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From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
flatter
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From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
formerly
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From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
Gulbadan
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
head
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From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
join
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
knowledge
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From this reading He had begun more and more to distrust her; and these repeated visits were partly to obtain more knowledge of her secrets and of the conspiracy.
marched
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
more
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From this reading He had begun more and more to distrust her; and these repeated visits were partly to obtain more knowledge of her secrets and of the conspiracy.
north
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From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
obtainverbUS /əbˈteɪn/
to get something, especially through effort
From this reading He had begun more and more to distrust her; and these repeated visits were partly to obtain more knowledge of her secrets and of the conspiracy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
orders
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
out
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From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
partly
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From this reading He had begun more and more to distrust her; and these repeated visits were partly to obtain more knowledge of her secrets and of the conspiracy.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
reported
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From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
Rezia
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
secrets
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From this reading He had begun more and more to distrust her; and these repeated visits were partly to obtain more knowledge of her secrets and of the conspiracy.
set
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From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
shorten
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
Siddha
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
some
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From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
sought
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
steps
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From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DISCOVERY.
then
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He had begun more and more to distrust her; and these repeated visits were partly to obtain more knowledge of her secrets and of the conspiracy.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
troops
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From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
turned
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From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
visits
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
waiting
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Emperor, at the head of his troops, had set out for the north, and all accounts reported that he was already at some distance from Agra.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had begun more and more to distrust her; and these repeated visits were partly to obtain more knowledge of her secrets and of the conspiracy.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading One evening he turned his steps towards her dwelling, although he could not flatter himself it was with the same eagerness as formerly.
wonder
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From this reading Siddha was still waiting for orders to join his detachment, which had marched among the first; what wonder, then, if he had sought to shorten the time of waiting by repeated visits to Rezia Gulbadan!
