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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 But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
all
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From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
any
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From this reading Willard wondered if it were any cooler on the terrace.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
Blandhorn
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From this reading Some one tapped on his open door, and Mr. Blandhorn, in turban and caftan, entered the room, shading a small lamp.
Blandhorn's
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
caftan
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From this reading Some one tapped on his open door, and Mr. Blandhorn, in turban and caftan, entered the room, shading a small lamp.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “My dear Willard—can you sleep?”
caravansary
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
cities
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From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
close
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
cooler
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From this reading Willard wondered if it were any cooler on the terrace.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
court
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
dear
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From this reading “My dear Willard—can you sleep?”
door
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From this reading Some one tapped on his open door, and Mr. Blandhorn, in turban and caftan, entered the room, shading a small lamp.
entered
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From this reading Some one tapped on his open door, and Mr. Blandhorn, in turban and caftan, entered the room, shading a small lamp.
forbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
gave
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some one tapped on his open door, and Mr. Blandhorn, in turban and caftan, entered the room, shading a small lamp.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Willard wondered if it were any cooler on the terrace.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
lamp
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From this reading Some one tapped on his open door, and Mr. Blandhorn, in turban and caftan, entered the room, shading a small lamp.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
men
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From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
Mission-house
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
missionaries
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From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
Moslem
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From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
Mr
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Willard—can you sleep?”
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Some one tapped on his open door, and Mr. Blandhorn, in turban and caftan, entered the room, shading a small lamp.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Some one tapped on his open door, and Mr. Blandhorn, in turban and caftan, entered the room, shading a small lamp.
overhanging
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
passagenounUS /ˈpassage/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
roofs
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From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
room
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
shading
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From this reading Some one tapped on his open door, and Mr. Blandhorn, in turban and caftan, entered the room, shading a small lamp.
sin
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
sleep
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From this reading “My dear Willard—can you sleep?”
small
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
Some
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From this reading Some one tapped on his open door, and Mr. Blandhorn, in turban and caftan, entered the room, shading a small lamp.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
tapped
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From this reading Some one tapped on his open door, and Mr. Blandhorn, in turban and caftan, entered the room, shading a small lamp.
terrace
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
turban
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From this reading Some one tapped on his open door, and Mr. Blandhorn, in turban and caftan, entered the room, shading a small lamp.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
walls
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From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The roofs were of course forbidden to the missionaries, as they are to men in all Moslem cities.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But the Mission-house stood close to the walls, and Mr. Blandhorn’s room, across the passage, gave on a small terrace overhanging the court of a caravansary upon which it was no sin to look.
Willard
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From this reading Willard wondered if it were any cooler on the terrace.
wonderednounUS /wondered/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Willard wondered if it were any cooler on the terrace.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Willard—can you sleep?”
