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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 A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
Ahaggar
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From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
bedouin
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From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
blossom
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
characteristics
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
Crawford
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From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
decided
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From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
Desert
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From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
die
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
entoned
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From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
go
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From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
grow
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From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
heart
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From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
Homer
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From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
indeed
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From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
KnownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
leadership
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From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
Legion
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From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
Melchizedek
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From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
millennium
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
more
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
new
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
now
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From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
O
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From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
out
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From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
overtones
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From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
people
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
personality
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From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
physical
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From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
positive
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From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
pressure
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From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
reach
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From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
Sahara
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
seize
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From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
Some
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From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
stature
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From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
strong
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
survival
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
survive
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From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
throve
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
Tuareg
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From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
turned
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From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
voice
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From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
wastes
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
ways
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From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
world
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From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
