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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 remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
Abandoned
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From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
Account
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
Adventures
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
Ahamadou
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
Alfred
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
Allah
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From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
Areg
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From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
AUTHOR'S
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From this reading AUTHOR'S NOTE.
Azjar
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
collected
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From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
Desert
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From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
French
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From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
friendly
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From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
Illustrations
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
Le
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
Man
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
Marauders
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
NOTE
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From this reading AUTHOR'S NOTE.
notorious
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From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
now
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From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
once
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From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
Pearce
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
PREFACE
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From this reading PREFACE.
Queux
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
remarkablenounUS /ˈremarkable/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
Risks
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
robber-sheikh
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From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
Sahara
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
Sheikh
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
Sidi
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
terror
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From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
Veiled
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The remarkable adventures of the notorious robber-sheikh Ahamadou, "the Abandoned of Allah," once the terror of the Areg Desert, but now friendly to the French, were collected during a journey across the Great Sahara.
William
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From this reading The Veiled Man Being an Account of the Risks and Adventures of Sidi Ahamadou, Sheikh of the Azjar Marauders of the Great Sahara By William Le Queux Illustrations by Alfred Pearce The Veiled Man, by William Le Queux.
