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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 Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
all
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From this reading Gloom sat on us all, for fever now raged among our wounded.
almost
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From this reading Pests of flies by day and mosquitoes by night became almost unbearable.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Gloom sat on us all, for fever now raged among our wounded.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
any
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
became
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From this reading Pests of flies by day and mosquitoes by night became almost unbearable.
blistered
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From this reading The sun blistered us, the night froze us.
break
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
buried
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Pests of flies by day and mosquitoes by night became almost unbearable.
camp
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
day
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From this reading Pests of flies by day and mosquitoes by night became almost unbearable.
days
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
dust-cloud
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
east
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
fever
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From this reading Gloom sat on us all, for fever now raged among our wounded.
finally
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
flies
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From this reading Pests of flies by day and mosquitoes by night became almost unbearable.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
froze
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From this reading The sun blistered us, the night froze us.
Gloom
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From this reading Gloom sat on us all, for fever now raged among our wounded.
GORDON
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
hand
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
hot
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
lay
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
MAGICIANnounUS /məˈdʒɪʃ.ən/
A practitioner of magic and ancient arcane arts, often wielding deception and powerful spells.
From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
men
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
monotony
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
more
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
mosquitoes
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From this reading Pests of flies by day and mosquitoes by night became almost unbearable.
night
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From this reading Pests of flies by day and mosquitoes by night became almost unbearable.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
now
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From this reading Gloom sat on us all, for fever now raged among our wounded.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
ORME
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
Pests
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From this reading Pests of flies by day and mosquitoes by night became almost unbearable.
raged
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From this reading Gloom sat on us all, for fever now raged among our wounded.
sandy
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
sat
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From this reading Gloom sat on us all, for fever now raged among our wounded.
served
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
shimmering
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
sign
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
some
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
StillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
succumbed
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
sun
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From this reading The sun blistered us, the night froze us.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
troopers
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
two
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
unbearable
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From this reading Pests of flies by day and mosquitoes by night became almost unbearable.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gloom sat on us all, for fever now raged among our wounded.
valley
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
wagon
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
wastenounUS /weɪst/
an empty, uncultivated area of land
From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
west
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
white-topped
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From this reading Still not a sign of any white-topped wagon from the east, nor any dust-cloud of troopers from the west served to break the monotony of the shimmering waste that lay about us on every hand.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
wounded
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From this reading Gloom sat on us all, for fever now raged among our wounded.
wounds
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From this reading GORDON ORME, MAGICIAN We lay in our hot camp on the sandy valley for some days, and buried two more of our men who finally succumbed to their wounds.
