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able
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From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
abuser
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From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
Act
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From this reading "Act not rashly," I said.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
beauty
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From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
care
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From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
city
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From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
compare
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From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
comrades-in-arms
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From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
conspirators
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From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
dastardly
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From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
discretion
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From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
Empire
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From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
enter
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From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
fall
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From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
falling
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From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
fanatics
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From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
fiercely
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From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
gate
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From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
heads
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From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Act not rashly," I said.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
Lalla
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From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
neatly
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From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Act not rashly," I said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
offspring
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From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
Omdurman
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From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
originators
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From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
own
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From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
plot
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From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
presence
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From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
rashly
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From this reading "Act not rashly," I said.
rot
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From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
said
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From this reading "Act not rashly," I said.
salt
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From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
savednounUS /saved/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
secretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
Shimr
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From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
thwartnounUS /θwɔːrt/
a seat across a small boat for a rower
From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
thwarted
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From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
tribesmen
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From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
victims
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From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
vile
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From this reading "The dastardly plot of the abuser of the salt, the vile offspring of Shimr, shall be thwarted," he cried, fiercely.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We know the secret of the conspirators, therefore we may be able to thwart them so neatly that they fall victims to their own plot.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
wild-haired
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From this reading Let us act with care and discretion, that the Empire may be saved from falling into the hands of the wild-haired fanatics of Omdurman, who, although my comrades-in-arms, are not my tribesmen."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The heads of its originators shall rot upon the city gate, and none shall enter the presence of the Lalla, with whose beauty none can compare."
