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afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The third hour after midnight had begun.
Alexandrian's
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From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
also
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From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
attendants
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From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
awkward
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From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
begun
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From this reading The third hour after midnight had begun.
Biamite
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From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
blazing
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From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
boat
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From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
broad
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From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
considerations
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From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
day
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From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
discussing
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From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
fashion
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From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
father
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From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
flames
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From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
fro
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From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
garden
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From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The third hour after midnight had begun.
Hanno
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From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
hard
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From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
hour
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From this reading The third hour after midnight had begun.
huntsmen
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From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
illumined
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From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
landing
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From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
lanterns
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From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
light
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From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
market
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From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
midnight
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From this reading The third hour after midnight had begun.
moving
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From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
pans
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From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
past
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From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
pitch
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From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
place
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From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
remarked
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From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
rising
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From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
rowed
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From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
rows
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From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
scarcely
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From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
seen
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From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
slaves
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From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
SmokingnounUS /ˈsmoking/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
space
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From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
tent
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From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
thirdnounUS /third/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The third hour after midnight had begun.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
too
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From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
torches
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From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
traders
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From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
vicinity
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From this reading It was as light as day in the vicinity of the tent, and Biamite huntsmen and traders were moving to and fro among the slaves and attendants as though it was market time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Smoking flames were still rising from the pitch pans and blazing torches, and long rows of lanterns also illumined the broad space.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading While Hanno was discussing these considerations, he rowed the boat past the landing place from which the "garden" with the Alexandrian's tent could be seen.
YourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your father, too," Hanno remarked in his awkward fashion, "will scarcely make life hard for us.
