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Abd
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From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
Abd-el-Kerim
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From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
arch
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
armed
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
Artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
bandy
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From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
becoming
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
Beshir
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From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
black
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
bowed
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
bright
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
cadi
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From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
ceremoniously
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
companion
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
curved
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
dark
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
deep
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
departure
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
dimmed
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From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
distinctly
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
door
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
drawn
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
e
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From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
easily
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
Egemmen
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From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/
one or the other of two
From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
eyes
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From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
faces
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
full
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
gate
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From this reading Open thy gate quickly and let us pass.
giant
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
Hadj
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From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
hidden
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
importance
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
impressed
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
janissaries
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
Kel-Ikohanen
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From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Open thy gate quickly and let us pass.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
lord
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From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
men
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
mission
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From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
moonlight
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
new
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From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
OpenverbUS /ˈoʊ.pən/
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Open thy gate quickly and let us pass.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
pass
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From this reading Open thy gate quickly and let us pass.
quickly
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From this reading Open thy gate quickly and let us pass.
Rahman
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From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
rapid
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
recognise
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From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
recognising
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
remainednounUS /ˈremained/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
see
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
sheikh
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From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
side
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
six
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
stoodnounUS /stood/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
SultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
swords
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
thinepronounUS /ðaɪn/
an old word for “yours”
From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Open thy gate quickly and let us pass.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Art thine eyes so dimmed as not to recognise 'Abd e Rahman, cadi of Egemmen, and Hadj Beshir, sheikh of the Kel-Ikohanen?
unbar
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From this reading The black giant, either recognising my companion, or becoming impressed by the importance of our rapid departure, bowed ceremoniously, and shouted to his men to unbar the door in the great dark arch.
up
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From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
urgent
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From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Open thy gate quickly and let us pass.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading In the deep shadow six janissaries were drawn up on either side, armed with long curved swords, and as we stood in the full, bright moonlight, they could easily see our faces distinctly, though they themselves remained hidden.
words
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From this reading We have no time to bandy words, for we are on an urgent mission for our new lord the Sultan 'Abd-el-Kerim."
