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Chapter III
SIGHTS IN CAIRO. All was bustle that morning. We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start. Before noon we were settled in comfortable quarters. Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
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earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.”
busy and excited activity
From this reading “All was bustle that morning.”
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading “Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “All was bustle that morning.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
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From this reading All was bustle that morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
busy and excited activity
From this reading All was bustle that morning.
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From this reading SIGHTS IN CAIRO.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
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From this reading Before noon we were settled in comfortable quarters.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
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From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SIGHTS IN CAIRO.
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From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All was bustle that morning.
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From this reading Before noon we were settled in comfortable quarters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before noon we were settled in comfortable quarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading Before noon we were settled in comfortable quarters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SIGHTS IN CAIRO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All was bustle that morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
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From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was bustle that morning.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had scarcely finished breakfast before two or three parties of travellers set off for Sinai and Palestine; then the passengers for India prepared to start.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before noon we were settled in comfortable quarters.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shepheard's Hotel (which was burnt down some few years afterwards) stood in a large, handsome square, called the Uzbeekeh, laid out like a garden and planted with beautiful acacias, which give a delightful shade.
