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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 "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
acted
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From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
adding
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From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
admiration
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
Al-Islam
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From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
approbation
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
argumentnounUS /ˈɑːrɡjəmənt/
a reason or example used to support an idea
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
calamity
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From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
chief
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
clothed
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From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
criednounUS /cried/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
crush
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
death
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From this reading Why seekest thou my death?"
dwelt
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From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
endeavoured
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
expressive
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
Faith
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From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
far
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From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
garment
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From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
gave
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
heads
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
honour
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From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
Infidels
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From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
land
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From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
lips
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From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
many
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From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
men
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
Mention
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From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
mighty
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From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
moons
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From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
murmured
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
O
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From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
people
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From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
polluted
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From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
Prophet
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
Sahara
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From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
said
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From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
satisfaction
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
seekest
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From this reading Why seekest thou my death?"
sinister-faced
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
smitten
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From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
spent
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From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
SultannounUS /ˈsʌl.tən/
A noble monarch or supreme sovereign ruler of an Islamic country or empire.
From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Why seekest thou my death?"
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
travel
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From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
tyrannical
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
undertone
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
utmost
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
vileness
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From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
wheresoever
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From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
Why
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From this reading Why seekest thou my death?"
wisdom
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Mention not our Faith with thy polluted lips!" he cried, adding, "`The Infidels are smitten with vileness wheresoever they are found.'"
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "For many moons have I dwelt within thy land, O mighty Sultan of the Sahara," I said.
words
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From this reading These words of the Prophet, with which he endeavoured to crush my argument, gave the utmost satisfaction to the men about me, who murmured approbation in an undertone, and nodded their heads expressive of admiration at the wisdom of their sinister-faced, tyrannical chief.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading "Though I have ever acted with honour towards thy people of Al-Islam, yet I am far spent with travel, and clothed with calamity as with a garment.
