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advance
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From this reading Had these been fired by the advance guard, or had the Emir’s army already advanced beyond the boundaries of the province?
advanced
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From this reading Had these been fired by the advance guard, or had the Emir’s army already advanced beyond the boundaries of the province?
afforded
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Had these been fired by the advance guard, or had the Emir’s army already advanced beyond the boundaries of the province?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
army
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From this reading Had these been fired by the advance guard, or had the Emir’s army already advanced beyond the boundaries of the province?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Michael saw at once that in traversing this country the greatest caution was necessary.
Baraba
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From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
barbarians
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had these been fired by the advance guard, or had the Emir’s army already advanced beyond the boundaries of the province?
beyondprepositionUS /bɪˈɑːnd/
on the far side of; further than
From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
boundaries
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From this reading Had these been fired by the advance guard, or had the Emir’s army already advanced beyond the boundaries of the province?
burning
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From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
caution
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From this reading Michael saw at once that in traversing this country the greatest caution was necessary.
clear
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
country
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From this reading Michael saw at once that in traversing this country the greatest caution was necessary.
curling
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From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
down
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
Emir's
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From this reading Had these been fired by the advance guard, or had the Emir’s army already advanced beyond the boundaries of the province?
evidence
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
fear
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From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
fields
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
fired
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From this reading Had these been fired by the advance guard, or had the Emir’s army already advanced beyond the boundaries of the province?
goes
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
grass
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
greatest
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From this reading Michael saw at once that in traversing this country the greatest caution was necessary.
grows
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
guard
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From this reading Had these been fired by the advance guard, or had the Emir’s army already advanced beyond the boundaries of the province?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
hamlets
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From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
hoofs
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
hordes
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
horizon
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From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
horses
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
huts
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From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
indeed
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
means
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From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
meeting
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From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
Michael
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From this reading Michael saw at once that in traversing this country the greatest caution was necessary.
MICHAEL'S
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From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
necessary
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From this reading Michael saw at once that in traversing this country the greatest caution was necessary.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
once
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From this reading Michael saw at once that in traversing this country the greatest caution was necessary.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Had these been fired by the advance guard, or had the Emir’s army already advanced beyond the boundaries of the province?
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
plains
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From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
province
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From this reading Had these been fired by the advance guard, or had the Emir’s army already advanced beyond the boundaries of the province?
said
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
saw
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From this reading Michael saw at once that in traversing this country the greatest caution was necessary.
showed
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From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
smoke
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From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
Tartars
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From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Michael saw at once that in traversing this country the greatest caution was necessary.
too
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
traversing
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From this reading Michael saw at once that in traversing this country the greatest caution was necessary.
trodden
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
Turk
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
Turks
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
ungrounded
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From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
upwards
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From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MICHAEL’S fear of meeting the Tartars in the plains beyond the Baraba was by no means ungrounded.
way
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From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
WhereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The fields, trodden down by horses’ hoofs, afforded but too clear evidence that their hordes had passed that way; the same, indeed, might be said of these barbarians as of the Turks: “Where the Turk goes, no grass grows.”
Wreaths
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From this reading Wreaths of smoke curling upwards on the horizon showed that huts and hamlets were still burning.
