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afraid
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From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The jewel that formed an eye of their goddess is their most sacred symbol.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
assassinate
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From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Here’s looking at you,” said the reporter.
band
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From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
compel
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From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
crueladjectiveUS /ˈkruːəl/
causing pain or showing no kindness
From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
cunning
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From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
desecrated
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From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
diamond
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From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
earth
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From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
eye
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From this reading The jewel that formed an eye of their goddess is their most sacred symbol.
fanatics
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From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
followed
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From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
formed
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From this reading The jewel that formed an eye of their goddess is their most sacred symbol.
General
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From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
goddess
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From this reading The jewel that formed an eye of their goddess is their most sacred symbol.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
Here's
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From this reading “Here’s looking at you,” said the reporter.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
jewel
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From this reading The jewel that formed an eye of their goddess is their most sacred symbol.
looking
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From this reading “Here’s looking at you,” said the reporter.
lowering
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From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
members
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From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
most
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From this reading The jewel that formed an eye of their goddess is their most sacred symbol.
now
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From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
religious
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From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
reporter
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From this reading “Here’s looking at you,” said the reporter.
robbed
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From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
sacred
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From this reading The jewel that formed an eye of their goddess is their most sacred symbol.
said
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From this reading “Here’s looking at you,” said the reporter.
Somehow
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From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
suspected
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From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
symbol
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From this reading The jewel that formed an eye of their goddess is their most sacred symbol.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Here’s looking at you,” said the reporter.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The jewel that formed an eye of their goddess is their most sacred symbol.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
treasure
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From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
tribe
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From this reading Somehow the tribe suspected me of having it; and members of the band have followed me half around the earth.
unbeliever
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From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
voice
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From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
vows
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From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What I am afraid of now,” said the General, lowering his voice, “is that I may be robbed of the diamond.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
world
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From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They are the most cunning and cruel fanatics in the world, and their religious vows would compel them to assassinate the unbeliever who has desecrated their sacred treasure.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Here’s looking at you,” said the reporter.
