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1870
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From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Meanwhile we are at Tachkend, and the time-table shows that we stop here two hours and a half.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
attempt
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
comes
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From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
crowd
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From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
endeavored
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From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
establish
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From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
exists
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
exodus
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From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
fact
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
fairnounUS /fair/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
faithfulnounUS /ˈfaithful/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile we are at Tachkend, and the time-table shows that we stop here two hours and a half.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile we are at Tachkend, and the time-table shows that we stop here two hours and a half.
hours
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From this reading Meanwhile we are at Tachkend, and the time-table shows that we stop here two hours and a half.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
later
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
making
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
matter
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
MeanwhilenounUS /ˈmeanwhile/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Meanwhile we are at Tachkend, and the time-table shows that we stop here two hours and a half.
Mecca
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From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
merchandise
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From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
merchants
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From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
Mussulman
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From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
Nijni-Novgorod
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From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
now
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
only
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From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
outfits
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From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
owing
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
pilgrimage
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From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
pilgrims
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From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
procession
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From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
railway
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From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
rather
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From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
ride
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From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
rival
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From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
Russians
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From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
Samarkand
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
shows
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From this reading Meanwhile we are at Tachkend, and the time-table shows that we stop here two hours and a half.
Some
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
stop
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From this reading Meanwhile we are at Tachkend, and the time-table shows that we stop here two hours and a half.
succeeded
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
success
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From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
Tachkend
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From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
there
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From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
time-table
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From this reading Meanwhile we are at Tachkend, and the time-table shows that we stop here two hours and a half.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
town
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From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
Transcaspian
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
twenty
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
two
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From this reading Meanwhile we are at Tachkend, and the time-table shows that we stop here two hours and a half.
unite
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Meanwhile we are at Tachkend, and the time-table shows that we stop here two hours and a half.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And there will be quite a procession, or rather an exodus, when the time comes for the Mussulman faithful to ride to Mecca by railway.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading And now not only do merchants with their merchandise crowd into this town, but pilgrims with their pilgrimage outfits.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading In 1870 the Russians endeavored without success to establish a fair at Tachkend which would rival that at Nijni-Novgorod.
years
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From this reading Some twenty years later the attempt would have succeeded, and as a matter of fact the fair now exists, owing to the making of the Transcaspian to unite Samarkand and Tachkend.
