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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 DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
acceded
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From this reading He acceded to my request, actuated by the same motive as mine.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
actuated
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From this reading He acceded to my request, actuated by the same motive as mine.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
all
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He acceded to my request, actuated by the same motive as mine.
away
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
barrier
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From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
becoming
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
begged
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From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
Beiram
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From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He acceded to my request, actuated by the same motive as mine.
call
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From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
came
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From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
day
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From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
DJIMLAH
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From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
eating
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
father
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From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
form
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From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
garden
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
girl
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From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
going
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From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
guests
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
happened
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He acceded to my request, actuated by the same motive as mine.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
home
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From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
interest
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
little
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From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
minepronounUS /maɪn/
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He acceded to my request, actuated by the same motive as mine.
more
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From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
motive
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From this reading He acceded to my request, actuated by the same motive as mine.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
old
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
older
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From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
out
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From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
pasha
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From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
permit
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
pleasure
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From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
presently
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From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
receiving
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
request
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From this reading He acceded to my request, actuated by the same motive as mine.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading He acceded to my request, actuated by the same motive as mine.
set
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From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
slipped
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
superb
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
sweets
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
Take
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From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
talk
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
thinking
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From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
tired
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From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
Turkish
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From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
wandered
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From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DJIMLAH On the day of Beiram my father was about to set out for a call on a Turkish pasha.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The old pasha was receiving his guests in his superb garden, and I, after eating all the sweets my father would permit me to, and becoming tired of their talk, which happened not to interest me, slipped away.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading I wandered about in the garden, and presently came across a little girl, older than myself, yet not so old as to form a barrier between us.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Take me with you, father,” I begged, thinking of the pleasure of being with him more than of going into a Turkish home.
