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Athelstane Ford

Chapter XV

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_THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.
I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.
They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.
This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.
By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Athelstane Ford

Chapter XV

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
_THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.
Line 2
I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.
Line 3
They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.
Line 4
This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.
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By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Ever noun US /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.”

Great noun US /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.”

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.”

Journey noun US /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.”

Leaping noun US /ˈleaping/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.”

Least noun US /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.”

Life noun US /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “_THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.”

Never noun US /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.”

Nevertheless adverb US /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading “They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.”

Over preposition US /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading “By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.”

Providence noun US /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading “I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.”

Rest noun US /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.”

Running noun US /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.”

Thought noun US /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.”

Time noun US /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.”

Without preposition US /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading “By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.”

Yet conjunction US /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading “I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.”

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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 kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

adventure

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From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

afraid

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

aid

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

alive

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

away

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From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

beware

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From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

bounds

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

breaking

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

clean

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From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

COMING

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

day

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

devil-worshippers

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

dint

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

directions

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

down

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

end

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From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

escaped

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

evernounUS /ever/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

extraordinary

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From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

felt

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

finding

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

fled

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

following

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

full

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

galloping

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

got

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From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

greatnounUS /great/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

hindrance

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

Hooghley

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

horse

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

Indian

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

Jaffier's

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

journeynounUS /ˈjourney/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

JUNG

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

kept

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From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

land

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From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

leapingnounUS /ˈleaping/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

leastnounUS /least/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

lesson

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From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

lifenounUS /life/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

like

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From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

meddling

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From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

Meer

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

mile

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From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

nevernounUS /never/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

neverthelessadverbUS /ˌnevərðəˈles/

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

nick

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

night

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

off

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

out

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

peoples

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From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

ProvidencenounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

prudent

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

pursuit

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

reach

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

restnounUS /rest/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

rode

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

runningnounUS /ˈrunning/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

SABAT

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

served

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From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

shore

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

steps

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

strange

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From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

swarm

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

swiftness

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From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

temple

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

thoughtnounUS /thought/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

timenounUS /time/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

tracking

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From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

unloosing

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From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.

up

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From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

ways

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From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

whole

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From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

wholesome

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From this reading This adventure served as a wholesome lesson to me to beware of meddling with the ways of strange peoples in a strange land.

wise

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From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading _THE COMING OF SABAT JUNG_ If ever I felt afraid in my life it was when I fled out of the Indian temple with the whole swarm of devil-worshippers in full pursuit.

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading By dint of following Meer Jaffier's wise and prudent directions I got over the rest of my journey without hindrance, and as day was breaking at the end of the following night I rode down on to the shore of the Hooghley.

wolves

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From this reading They kept up the pursuit for at least a mile, running with extraordinary swiftness, and tracking me like wolves; nevertheless in the end I got clean away.

yetconjunctionUS /jet/

but in spite of that

From this reading I never thought I should have escaped alive, yet by the aid of Providence I did so, leaping down the steps by great bounds, finding my horse and unloosing him in the nick of time, and galloping off out of their reach.