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Africa
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From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
Africans
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From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
air
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
all
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
approached
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
beginningnounUS /ˈbeginning/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
best
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From this reading "Take up the white man's burden Send forth the best ye breed...."
better
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From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
breed
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From this reading "Take up the white man's burden Send forth the best ye breed...."
burden
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From this reading "Take up the white man's burden Send forth the best ye breed...."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
camp's
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
caravan
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
consisted
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
dust
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
earlier
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
emerged
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
encampment
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
erg
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
fifteen
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
forth
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From this reading "Take up the white man's burden Send forth the best ye breed...."
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
goat
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
grow
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From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
high-flung
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
hour
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
it's
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From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
Kipling
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From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
leather
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
man's
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From this reading "Take up the white man's burden Send forth the best ye breed...."
minutes
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
NotadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
noted
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
only
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From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
past
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
peace
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From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
people
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From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
pillars
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
rotors
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
sandy
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
scouts
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
Send
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From this reading "Take up the white man's burden Send forth the best ye breed...."
set
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
seven
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
small
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
strange
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
Taitoq
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Take up the white man's burden Send forth the best ye breed...."
tents
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Take up the white man's burden Send forth the best ye breed...."
there
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From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
tribesmen
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From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
Tuareg
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
turmoil
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From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
two-vehicle
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
unanticipated
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
up
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From this reading "Take up the white man's burden Send forth the best ye breed...."
visible
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From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
warring
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From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
wastes
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From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were not unanticipated, the camp's scouts had noted the strange pillars of high-flung dust which were set up by the air rotors an hour earlier and for the past fifteen minutes they had been visible to all.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The two-vehicle caravan emerged from the sandy wastes of the _erg_ and approached the small encampment of Taitoq Tuareg which consisted of seven goat leather tents.
white
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From this reading "Take up the white man's burden Send forth the best ye breed...."
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Not until the people of Africa know they are Africans--not warring tribesmen--will there be peace....
worse
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From this reading --Kipling The turmoil in Africa is only beginning--and it must grow worse before it's better.
yepronounUS /jiː/
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Take up the white man's burden Send forth the best ye breed...."
