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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 cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SERF AND SEIGNEUR.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
Aquitaine
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
away
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/
next to; at the side of
From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
blood-clotted
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From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
burning
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
child
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
cloud
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
Colombaik
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
consuming
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
creatures
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
debris
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
desert
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
distance
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
distances
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
Duke
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
dust
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
dying
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From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
fatigue
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
feet
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From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
Fergan
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
flapped
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
flocks
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
followed
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
frightened
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
group
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
haltingly
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
horizon
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
human
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
Hunchback
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
invading
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
Joan
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
leisurely
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
living
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
longer
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From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
lost
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
man
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
Marhala
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
marked
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
midst
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
mist
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
moment
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
mother
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From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
much
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
painful
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
rags
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From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
raised
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
reddish
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
resisted
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
road
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
sand
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From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
SEIGNEUR
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From this reading SERF AND SEIGNEUR.
SERF
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From this reading SERF AND SEIGNEUR.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
sore
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From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
stragglers
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
stretched
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From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
supportverbUS /səˈpɔːrt/
to provide what someone needs in order to live
From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
thirst
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
ThosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
three
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
train
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
troop
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
vapors
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From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
vultures
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
whirlwind
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The cloud of dust raised by the troop of the Duke of Aquitaine was lost at a distance in a burning mist, whose reddish vapors were invading the horizon.
wings
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
woman
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From this reading The last group of the stragglers had disappeared in the whirlwind of dust raised by the train, when three living creatures, a man, a woman and a child--Fergan, Joan the Hunchback and Colombaik--were left alone in the midst of the desert.
wounds
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From this reading Those among the stragglers who had resisted the fatigue, a consuming thirst, or painful wounds, followed haltingly, at great distances from one another, the road to Marhala, marked with so much human debris, above which flocks of vultures, for a moment frightened away, again leisurely flapped their wings.
wrapped
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From this reading Colombaik, dying with thirst, was stretched upon the sand beside his mother, whose sore feet, wrapped in blood-clotted rags, could no longer support her.
