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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 “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
Abd-ur-Rahim
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
alreadynounUS /already/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading What am I to do?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
angry
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From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
antidote
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From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
ask
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
away
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From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
bad
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From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
Bir-ul-Malikat
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From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
came
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
can't
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From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
children
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
communicating
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From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
days
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From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
Dick
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From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
discovering
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From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What am I to do?
drawn
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From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
enough
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
fame
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
far
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
fascination
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From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
footnounUS /foot/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
Georgia
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From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
go
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From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
going
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From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
got
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From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
hearnounUS /hear/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
hinted
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From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
hopeful
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
Khadija
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From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
knew
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From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
like
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From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
medicine
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
nearer
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From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
nextnounUS /next/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
pay
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From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
round
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From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
said
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From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
setting
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
sign
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
slipped
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From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
spread
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
stayed
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
stepnounUS /step/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
supposenounUS /ˈsuppose/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
talked
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From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
terrace
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From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
thitheradverbUS /ˈðɪθɜːr/
an old word meaning “to that place”
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
Two
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From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
view
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From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
visit
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From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
walls
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
wasting
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From this reading “I can’t go on wasting time like this,” said Georgia to herself the next morning as she stood on the terrace, drawn thither by the fascination of the distant view of Bir-ul-Malikat.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What am I to do?
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
whole
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From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Two whole days have slipped away already, and I have not got a step nearer to discovering the antidote, nor even to communicating with Khadija.
women
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
won't
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was bad enough before, when I knew Dick would be angry if I hinted at going over to pay Khadija a visit, but I think I might have talked him round.
yesterday
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From this reading When those women and children came to ask for medicine yesterday, I thought it was a hopeful sign, and I suppose that if I stayed here long enough my fame might spread even as far as Bir-ul-Malikat; but what good is that when Abd-ur-Rahim won’t hear of our setting foot outside the walls?
