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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 They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
any
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From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
came
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From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
canal
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From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
communicating
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From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
confident
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From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
destroyed
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From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
Ebn
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From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
endeavour
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From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
face
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From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
feeble
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From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
gate
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From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
got
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From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
iron
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From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
lent
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From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
lives
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From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
longer
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From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
opened
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From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
out
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From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
Persia
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From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
prince
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From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
recovered
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From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
rise
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From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
risk
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From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
river
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From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
run
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From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
said
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From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
saveprepositionUS /seɪv/
except for; apart from
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
side
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From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
spirits
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From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
stay
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From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
supported
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From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
Thaher
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From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Ebn Thaher and the confident lent him their hands, and supported him on each side.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
thrown
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From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
Tigris
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From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
unassisted
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From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was so feeble that he could not rise unassisted.
water
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From this reading At last the prince of Persia, after they had thrown water on his face, recovered his spirits.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Prince, said Ebn Thaher to him, we run the risk of being destroyed, if we stay here any longer; let us therefore endeavour to save our lives.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading They came to a little iron gate which opened towards the Tigris, went out at it, and got to the side of a little canal communicating with the river.
