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Allah
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From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
alluding
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From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
bedding
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From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
blue
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From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
bread
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From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
change
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From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
colour
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From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
countered
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From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
dealer
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From this reading The dealer laughed till he nearly fell from his horse.
disreputable
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From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
EitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
faith
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From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
fed
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From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
fell
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From this reading The dealer laughed till he nearly fell from his horse.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
Friends
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From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The dealer laughed till he nearly fell from his horse.
gave
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From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
go
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From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
God's
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From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
grew
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From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The dealer laughed till he nearly fell from his horse.
head
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From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
Hindu
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From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The dealer laughed till he nearly fell from his horse.
horse
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From this reading The dealer laughed till he nearly fell from his horse.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
instant
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From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
Kim
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From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
Kim's
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From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
laughed
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From this reading The dealer laughed till he nearly fell from his horse.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
lose
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From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
Mahbub
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From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
More
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From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
most
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From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
nearly
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From this reading The dealer laughed till he nearly fell from his horse.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
old
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From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
owe
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From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
pay
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From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
proverb
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From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
red
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From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
said
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From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
Separate
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From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
shirts
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From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
shoes
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From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
side
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From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
sides
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From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
soil
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From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
SomethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
Sooner
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From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
Then
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From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
tillprepositionUS /tɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The dealer laughed till he nearly fell from his horse.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
tobacconounUS /ˈtobacco/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
turban
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From this reading “Then in God’s name take blue for red,” said Mahbub, alluding to the Hindu colour of Kim’s disreputable turban.
two
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From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Something I owe to the soil that grew— More to the life that fed— But most to Allah Who gave me two Separate sides to my head.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Kim countered with the old proverb, “I will change my faith and my bedding, but _thou_ must pay for it.”
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would go without shirts or shoes, Friends, tobacco or bread Sooner than for an instant lose Either side of my head.”
