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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 It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
accompanied
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
All
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
also
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
ASSASSINATION
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From this reading ASSASSINATION.
awake
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
beams
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From this reading The sun shone brightly, but its beams did not burn.
birds
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From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
bough
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From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
bright
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
brightly
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From this reading The sun shone brightly, but its beams did not burn.
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading The sun shone brightly, but its beams did not burn.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun shone brightly, but its beams did not burn.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
charged
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
coloured
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From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
delivery
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The sun shone brightly, but its beams did not burn.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
exchangednounUS /ˈexchanged/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
Fathpúr
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
fresh
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
full
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
heavy
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
horsemen
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
important
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The sun shone brightly, but its beams did not burn.
joy
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
letters
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
lighter
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
many
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From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
messenger
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
met
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
monkeys
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From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
nature
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The sun shone brightly, but its beams did not burn.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
ordinary
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
peasants
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
reigned
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
road
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
sang
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From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
shared
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
shone
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From this reading The sun shone brightly, but its beams did not burn.
Siddha
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
small
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From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
some
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
sprang
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From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
squirrels
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From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
sun
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From this reading The sun shone brightly, but its beams did not burn.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
too
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
tread
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
trees
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From this reading In the trees sang many coloured birds, and squirrels and small monkeys sprang from bough to bough.
trusted
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
two
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
usual
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From this reading All nature seemed awake and full of joy; and even the peasants met with on the road had exchanged their usual heavy tread for a lighter one, as if they also shared in the joy that reigned around.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
way
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From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was on a bright fresh morning when Siddha, accompanied by two horsemen, took his way to Fathpúr, charged with the delivery of some letters, too important to be trusted to the hands of an ordinary messenger.
