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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 The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
afterwards
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
almost
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
always
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From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
Bokhara
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
bring
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
capital
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From this reading Bokhara, the capital of the Khanate, is the Rome of Islam, the Noble City, the City of Temples, the revered centre of the Mahometan religion.
centre
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From this reading Bokhara, the capital of the Khanate, is the Rome of Islam, the Noble City, the City of Temples, the revered centre of the Mahometan religion.
century
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
China
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From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
City
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From this reading Bokhara, the capital of the Khanate, is the Rome of Islam, the Noble City, the City of Temples, the revered centre of the Mahometan religion.
close
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
completely
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
considerable
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From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
contains
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From this reading Today it contains eighty thousand inhabitants.
country
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
days
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From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
eighty
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From this reading Today it contains eighty thousand inhabitants.
feared
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
fifteenth
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
form
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
gates
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From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
immense
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From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
inhabitants
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From this reading Today it contains eighty thousand inhabitants.
inhabited
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
intended
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
invaded
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
invasion
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
Islam
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From this reading Bokhara, the capital of the Khanate, is the Rome of Islam, the Noble City, the City of Temples, the revered centre of the Mahometan religion.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
Khanate
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From this reading Bokhara, the capital of the Khanate, is the Rome of Islam, the Noble City, the City of Temples, the revered centre of the Mahometan religion.
Khanates
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
Mahometan
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From this reading Bokhara, the capital of the Khanate, is the Rome of Islam, the Noble City, the City of Temples, the revered centre of the Mahometan religion.
modern
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
more
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
much
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
Noble
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From this reading Bokhara, the capital of the Khanate, is the Rome of Islam, the Noble City, the City of Temples, the revered centre of the Mahometan religion.
now
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
Persian
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
religion
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From this reading Bokhara, the capital of the Khanate, is the Rome of Islam, the Noble City, the City of Temples, the revered centre of the Mahometan religion.
revered
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From this reading Bokhara, the capital of the Khanate, is the Rome of Islam, the Noble City, the City of Temples, the revered centre of the Mahometan religion.
Rome
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From this reading Bokhara, the capital of the Khanate, is the Rome of Islam, the Noble City, the City of Temples, the revered centre of the Mahometan religion.
saksaouls
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
Samarkand
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
sandhills
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
sands
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
satrapy
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
seven
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From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
Sogdiana
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
splendornounUS /ˈsplen.dər/
Magnificent and splendid appearance; grandeur and brilliance.
From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
standstill
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From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
surrounded
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From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
Tadjiks
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
Temples
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From this reading Bokhara, the capital of the Khanate, is the Rome of Islam, the Noble City, the City of Temples, the revered centre of the Mahometan religion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But another invasion, much more modern, is to be feared, that of the sands, now that the saksaouls intended to bring the sandhills to a standstill, have almost completely disappeared.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
thousand
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From this reading Today it contains eighty thousand inhabitants.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
Today
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From this reading Today it contains eighty thousand inhabitants.
town
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From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
trade
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From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
Usbegs
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
used
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From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
wall
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From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The Khanates of Bokhara and Samarkand used to form Sogdiana, a Persian satrapy inhabited by the Tadjiks and afterwards by the Usbegs, who invaded the country at the close of the fifteenth century.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the town with the seven gates, which an immense wall surrounded in the days of its splendor, and its trade with China has always been considerable.
