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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 Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
Akin
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From this reading Akin to Eirene’s feelings at this time were those of Wylie.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
any
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
Armitage
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
arrival
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From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
asserted
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
assured
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From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Akin to Eirene’s feelings at this time were those of Wylie.
attempting
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
back
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
band
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
confronted
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From this reading Returning to Therma, with the intention of reaching the monastery from thence, he found himself confronted with obstacles of every description.
description
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From this reading Returning to Therma, with the intention of reaching the monastery from thence, he found himself confronted with obstacles of every description.
Eirene's
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From this reading Akin to Eirene’s feelings at this time were those of Wylie.
Emathian
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Returning to Therma, with the intention of reaching the monastery from thence, he found himself confronted with obstacles of every description.
exhaustive
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
feelings
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From this reading Akin to Eirene’s feelings at this time were those of Wylie.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Returning to Therma, with the intention of reaching the monastery from thence, he found himself confronted with obstacles of every description.
friends
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Returning to Therma, with the intention of reaching the monastery from thence, he found himself confronted with obstacles of every description.
frontier
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
Greek
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
guards
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
Hadgi-Antoniou
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
heard
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From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Returning to Therma, with the intention of reaching the monastery from thence, he found himself confronted with obstacles of every description.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
ill
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From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
intention
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From this reading Returning to Therma, with the intention of reaching the monastery from thence, he found himself confronted with obstacles of every description.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
lead
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
Losing
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
monasteries
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
monastery
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From this reading Returning to Therma, with the intention of reaching the monastery from thence, he found himself confronted with obstacles of every description.
Morea
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
obstacles
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From this reading Returning to Therma, with the intention of reaching the monastery from thence, he found himself confronted with obstacles of every description.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Akin to Eirene’s feelings at this time were those of Wylie.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
only
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
paid
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
penetrate
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
promptly
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
reaching
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From this reading Returning to Therma, with the intention of reaching the monastery from thence, he found himself confronted with obstacles of every description.
receive
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From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
Returning
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From this reading Returning to Therma, with the intention of reaching the monastery from thence, he found himself confronted with obstacles of every description.
rock
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
see
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From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
side
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
soon
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From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
sufficiently
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
surenounUS /sure/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
territory
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
thenceadverbUS /ðens/
from that place or that time
From this reading Returning to Therma, with the intention of reaching the monastery from thence, he found himself confronted with obstacles of every description.
There
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
Therma
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From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Akin to Eirene’s feelings at this time were those of Wylie.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Akin to Eirene’s feelings at this time were those of Wylie.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Akin to Eirene’s feelings at this time were those of Wylie.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Akin to Eirene’s feelings at this time were those of Wylie.
too
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From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
tried
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From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
trying
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
turned
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From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
visit
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From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
visitors
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From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as he heard of her arrival in Therma he tried to see her, but was assured that she was too ill to receive visitors.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Akin to Eirene’s feelings at this time were those of Wylie.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There remained only Hadgi-Antoniou, but on trying to penetrate to it he was promptly turned back by the frontier guards, who asserted that he was attempting to lead a Greek band into Emathian territory.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Losing no time, he took ship with Armitage for Morea, and paid a sufficiently exhaustive visit to the rock monasteries on that side of the frontier to make sure that his friends were not and had not been at any of them.
Wylie
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From this reading Akin to Eirene’s feelings at this time were those of Wylie.
