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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 IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
afraid
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From this reading I had never seen her afraid of anything, and she did pretty much as she chose.
ALLAH'S
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From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading I had never seen her afraid of anything, and she did pretty much as she chose.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I had never seen her afraid of anything, and she did pretty much as she chose.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They never let me do that at home, and I do so want to find its roots.”
broke
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From this reading One day when I was visiting her, a tremendous thunder-storm broke out, and I said to her:
chose
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From this reading I had never seen her afraid of anything, and she did pretty much as she chose.
continual
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From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
continued
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From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
daring
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From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
day
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From this reading One day when I was visiting her, a tremendous thunder-storm broke out, and I said to her:
delight
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From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I had never seen her afraid of anything, and she did pretty much as she chose.
Djimlah
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From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading They never let me do that at home, and I do so want to find its roots.”
find
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From this reading They never let me do that at home, and I do so want to find its roots.”
go
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From this reading “Oh, Djimlah, let us go out in your grounds and watch the storm.
grounds
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From this reading “Oh, Djimlah, let us go out in your grounds and watch the storm.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had never seen her afraid of anything, and she did pretty much as she chose.
HAND
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From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
HOLLOW
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From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
home
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From this reading They never let me do that at home, and I do so want to find its roots.”
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had never seen her afraid of anything, and she did pretty much as she chose.
INprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading They never let me do that at home, and I do so want to find its roots.”
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Oh, Djimlah, let us go out in your grounds and watch the storm.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
much
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From this reading I had never seen her afraid of anything, and she did pretty much as she chose.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
never
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From this reading I had never seen her afraid of anything, and she did pretty much as she chose.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
Oh
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From this reading “Oh, Djimlah, let us go out in your grounds and watch the storm.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day when I was visiting her, a tremendous thunder-storm broke out, and I said to her:
out
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From this reading One day when I was visiting her, a tremendous thunder-storm broke out, and I said to her:
pretty
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From this reading I had never seen her afraid of anything, and she did pretty much as she chose.
roots
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From this reading They never let me do that at home, and I do so want to find its roots.”
said
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From this reading One day when I was visiting her, a tremendous thunder-storm broke out, and I said to her:
seen
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From this reading I had never seen her afraid of anything, and she did pretty much as she chose.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had never seen her afraid of anything, and she did pretty much as she chose.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They never let me do that at home, and I do so want to find its roots.”
spirit
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From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
storm
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From this reading “Oh, Djimlah, let us go out in your grounds and watch the storm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They never let me do that at home, and I do so want to find its roots.”
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They never let me do that at home, and I do so want to find its roots.”
thunder-storm
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From this reading One day when I was visiting her, a tremendous thunder-storm broke out, and I said to her:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
tremendous
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From this reading One day when I was visiting her, a tremendous thunder-storm broke out, and I said to her:
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, Djimlah, let us go out in your grounds and watch the storm.
visiting
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From this reading One day when I was visiting her, a tremendous thunder-storm broke out, and I said to her:
visits
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From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
want
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From this reading They never let me do that at home, and I do so want to find its roots.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN THE HOLLOW OF ALLAH’S HAND My visits to Djimlah continued, and her daring spirit was a continual delight to me.
watch
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From this reading “Oh, Djimlah, let us go out in your grounds and watch the storm.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading One day when I was visiting her, a tremendous thunder-storm broke out, and I said to her:
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Djimlah, let us go out in your grounds and watch the storm.
