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From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
accompanied
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From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
always
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
appropriate
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From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
burnverbUS /bɜːrn/
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
classes
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
conversation
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
corresponds
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From this reading It corresponds to "Look here.")
cut
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
down
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
Early
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From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
earnest
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From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
entered
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From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
exclamation
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
eyes
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
flogged
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
gesture
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From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
goes
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
hand
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From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
head
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
heavy
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From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It corresponds to "Look here.")
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
illustrate
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From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It corresponds to "Look here.")
legs
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
LooknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It corresponds to "Look here.")
man
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From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
off
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
Ohe
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
out
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
RIDE
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From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
rougher
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
sentence
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From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
shoulder
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From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
shoutednounUS /shouted/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
soldier
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From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
striking
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From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
sun
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
tent
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From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
TERRIBLEnounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
then
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
Tibetan
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It corresponds to "Look here.")
used
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From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "_Ohe!_" (This is a Tibetan exclamation always used by the rougher classes when beginning a conversation.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading A TERRIBLE RIDE Early in the afternoon a soldier entered the tent, and striking me on the shoulder with his heavy hand, shouted:
words
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From this reading The man, who seemed quite in earnest, accompanied each sentence with an appropriate gesture to illustrate his words.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_Ohe!_" repeated he; "before the sun goes down you will be flogged, both your legs will be broken,[12] they will burn out your eyes, and then they will cut off your head!"
