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Chapter XIII
AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East. Jerusalem is still the centre of the earth. But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography. Mohammed in the seventh century lived and died in Arabia. "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
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later than; following
From this reading “AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Jerusalem is still the centre of the earth.”
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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 But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mohammed in the seventh century lived and died in Arabia.
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From this reading Mohammed in the seventh century lived and died in Arabia.
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From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
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From this reading AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
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From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
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From this reading Jerusalem is still the centre of the earth.
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From this reading Mohammed in the seventh century lived and died in Arabia.
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From this reading But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
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From this reading Mohammed in the seventh century lived and died in Arabia.
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From this reading Jerusalem is still the centre of the earth.
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From this reading AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.
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From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
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From this reading But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
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From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mohammed in the seventh century lived and died in Arabia.
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From this reading But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jerusalem is still the centre of the earth.
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From this reading Jerusalem is still the centre of the earth.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
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From this reading Mohammed in the seventh century lived and died in Arabia.
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From this reading AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.
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From this reading AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jerusalem is still the centre of the earth.
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From this reading AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
above and across; more than
From this reading But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
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From this reading But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
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From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
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From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
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From this reading Mohammed in the seventh century lived and died in Arabia.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Jerusalem is still the centre of the earth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.
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From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.
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From this reading AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading AFTER MOHAMMED So once more we turn back to the East.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There is but one God, and Mohammed is His prophet," proclaimed his followers, the Arabs or Saracens as they were called.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
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From this reading But a change has passed over the world, which influenced not a little the progress of geography.
