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againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Being quite as cunning as Ali himself, Kursheed profited by the truce to carry on intrigues against him.
Ali
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From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
also
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
amnesty
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
appeared
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
arrogance
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From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Being quite as cunning as Ali himself, Kursheed profited by the truce to carry on intrigues against him.
assenting
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From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Being quite as cunning as Ali himself, Kursheed profited by the truce to carry on intrigues against him.
carry
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From this reading Being quite as cunning as Ali himself, Kursheed profited by the truce to carry on intrigues against him.
chiefs
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From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
clemency
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
Constantinople
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From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
corrupted
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From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
courier
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From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
cunning
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From this reading Being quite as cunning as Ali himself, Kursheed profited by the truce to carry on intrigues against him.
dissemble
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From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
favour
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
fifty
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From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
followers
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From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
four
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
garrisonnounUS /ˈɡærəsən/
a group stationed to defend a place
From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Being quite as cunning as Ali himself, Kursheed profited by the truce to carry on intrigues against him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Being quite as cunning as Ali himself, Kursheed profited by the truce to carry on intrigues against him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
homes
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From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
hostilities
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From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
hundred
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
indignation
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From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
intrigues
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From this reading Being quite as cunning as Ali himself, Kursheed profited by the truce to carry on intrigues against him.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
Kursheed
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From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
latter's
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
made
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
merited
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From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
Metzo-Abbas
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From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
mixture
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From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
money
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
obtained
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From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Being quite as cunning as Ali himself, Kursheed profited by the truce to carry on intrigues against him.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
only
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From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
pardon
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From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
permission
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From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
powersnounUS /powers/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
profited
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From this reading Being quite as cunning as Ali himself, Kursheed profited by the truce to carry on intrigues against him.
propositions
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From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
provided
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Being quite as cunning as Ali himself, Kursheed profited by the truce to carry on intrigues against him.
raise
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
return
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From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
seduced
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
Skipetars
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
submission
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From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
suited
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From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
suspended
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From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
Tapygetae
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This mixture of arrogance and submission only merited indignation, but it suited Kursheed to dissemble.
Toxis
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
transmit
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From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
truce
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From this reading Being quite as cunning as Ali himself, Kursheed profited by the truce to carry on intrigues against him.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
use
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From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But this clemency appeared to have seduced also four hundred Skipetars who made use of the amnesty and the money with which Ali provided them, to raise Toxis and the Tapygetae in the latter's favour.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
wished
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From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading He corrupted one of the chiefs of the garrison, Metzo-Abbas by name, who obtained pardon for himself and fifty followers, with permission to return to their homes.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He replied that, assenting to such propositions being beyond his powers, he would transmit them to Constantinople, and that hostilities might be suspended, if Ali wished, until the courier, could return.
