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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 KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
animals
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
background
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
Berber
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From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
boots
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From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
bottom
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
brace
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From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
camels
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
clothes
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From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
clumps
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
dew
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From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
dirty
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From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
dull
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From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
dust
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From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
fatigue
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From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
felt
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From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
front
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From this reading The headman and two or three others occupied the open front of the tent.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
headman
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From this reading The headman and two or three others occupied the open front of the tent.
headman's
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From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
high
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From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
horribly
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From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
KIT
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From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
Kit's
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From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
knelt
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
knew
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From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
making
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
melted
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
much
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From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
NEGOTIATES
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From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
noises
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
occupied
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From this reading The headman and two or three others occupied the open front of the tent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The headman and two or three others occupied the open front of the tent.
off
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From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
openverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The headman and two or three others occupied the open front of the tent.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The headman and two or three others occupied the open front of the tent.
others
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From this reading The headman and two or three others occupied the open front of the tent.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
row
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
sand
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From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
signed
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From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
sit
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From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
smeared
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From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
stones
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
strange
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
stuck
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From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
sun
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From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
tamarisk
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
tent
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From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
TheirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
three
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From this reading The headman and two or three others occupied the open front of the tent.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
two
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From this reading The headman and two or three others occupied the open front of the tent.
uncouth
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
up
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From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
wady
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
wall
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KIT NEGOTIATES In the morning before the sun was high, a Berber took Kit and his party to the headman's tent and signed them to sit in the sand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Their clothes were smeared by dust to which the dew had stuck, and Kit's boots were broken.
widening
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From this reading In the background a row of camels, making strange noises, knelt beside a broken wall, and behind the uncouth animals stones and clumps of tamarisk melted into the widening bottom of the wady.
wornverbUS /wɔːrn/
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading His fatigue had not worn off much, he felt horribly dirty and dull, but he knew he must brace up.
