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Chapter XIV
The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread. Her eyes twinkled over the flames she had lit. 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?' 'I've never seen the Pyramids,' I replied. 'Hm!
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I've never seen the Pyramids,' I replied.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Her eyes twinkled over the flames she had lit.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “'I've never seen the Pyramids,' I replied.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'”
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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 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.
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From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.
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From this reading The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.
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From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
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From this reading Her eyes twinkled over the flames she had lit.
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From this reading Her eyes twinkled over the flames she had lit.
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From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Her eyes twinkled over the flames she had lit.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.
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From this reading 'Hm!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I've never seen the Pyramids,' I replied.
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From this reading 'I've never seen the Pyramids,' I replied.
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From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
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From this reading Her eyes twinkled over the flames she had lit.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
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From this reading The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I've never seen the Pyramids,' I replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
above and across; more than
From this reading Her eyes twinkled over the flames she had lit.
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From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading 'I've never seen the Pyramids,' I replied.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I've never seen the Pyramids,' I replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her eyes twinkled over the flames she had lit.
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From this reading The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.
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From this reading Her eyes twinkled over the flames she had lit.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The man at her right took up the challenge, and the war spread.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Don't these folk,' she said a little later, 'remind you of Arabs picnicking under the Pyramids?'
