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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 It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
account
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From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
Arabs
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From this reading Of the great intellectual civilisation of the Arabs no trace remains.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
arts
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From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
beautiful
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From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
civilisation
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From this reading Of the great intellectual civilisation of the Arabs no trace remains.
commerce
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From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
confessed
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From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
country
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From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
draws
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From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
extremely
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From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
fall
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From this reading Few races, indeed, have had a more terrible fall than these Moors.
fatalism
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From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
Few
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From this reading Few races, indeed, have had a more terrible fall than these Moors.
government
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From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Of the great intellectual civilisation of the Arabs no trace remains.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Few races, indeed, have had a more terrible fall than these Moors.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Few races, indeed, have had a more terrible fall than these Moors.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
indeed
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From this reading Few races, indeed, have had a more terrible fall than these Moors.
intellectual
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From this reading Of the great intellectual civilisation of the Arabs no trace remains.
interesting
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From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
many
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From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
masters
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From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
moments
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From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
Moors
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From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
more
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From this reading Few races, indeed, have had a more terrible fall than these Moors.
Mr
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From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Of the great intellectual civilisation of the Arabs no trace remains.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
paralysed
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From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
picture
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From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
pillaged
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From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
races
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From this reading Few races, indeed, have had a more terrible fall than these Moors.
remains
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From this reading Of the great intellectual civilisation of the Arabs no trace remains.
respects
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From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
rulers
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From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
serious
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From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
social
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From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
Stutfield
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From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Few races, indeed, have had a more terrible fall than these Moors.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Few races, indeed, have had a more terrible fall than these Moors.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Stutfield, however, has his serious moments, and his account of the commerce, government and social life of the Moors is extremely interesting.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Few races, indeed, have had a more terrible fall than these Moors.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Moors are the masters of a beautiful country and of many beautiful arts, but they are paralysed by their fatalism and pillaged by their rulers.
trace
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From this reading Of the great intellectual civilisation of the Arabs no trace remains.
tragic
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From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
very
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From this reading It must be confessed that the picture he draws is in many respects a very tragic one.
