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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 At any rate, Arachi came to headquarters at a propitious moment for him.
all
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From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Headquarters at that moment was an armed camp at the junction of the Isisi and Ikeli rivers.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Headquarters at that moment was an armed camp at the junction of the Isisi and Ikeli rivers.
any
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From this reading At any rate, Arachi came to headquarters at a propitious moment for him.
Arachi
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From this reading At any rate, Arachi came to headquarters at a propitious moment for him.
armed
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From this reading Headquarters at that moment was an armed camp at the junction of the Isisi and Ikeli rivers.
arrived
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From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
asked
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From this reading "What manner of man?" asked Sanders, wearily.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, Arachi came to headquarters at a propitious moment for him.
came
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From this reading At any rate, Arachi came to headquarters at a propitious moment for him.
camp
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From this reading Headquarters at that moment was an armed camp at the junction of the Isisi and Ikeli rivers.
desired
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From this reading His orderly came to him and told him that a man desired speech of him.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At any rate, Arachi came to headquarters at a propitious moment for him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
headquarters
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From this reading At any rate, Arachi came to headquarters at a propitious moment for him.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At any rate, Arachi came to headquarters at a propitious moment for him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
Ikeli
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From this reading Headquarters at that moment was an armed camp at the junction of the Isisi and Ikeli rivers.
Isisi
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From this reading Headquarters at that moment was an armed camp at the junction of the Isisi and Ikeli rivers.
junction
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From this reading Headquarters at that moment was an armed camp at the junction of the Isisi and Ikeli rivers.
man
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From this reading His orderly came to him and told him that a man desired speech of him.
manner
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From this reading "What manner of man?" asked Sanders, wearily.
moment
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From this reading At any rate, Arachi came to headquarters at a propitious moment for him.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Headquarters at that moment was an armed camp at the junction of the Isisi and Ikeli rivers.
OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
orderly
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From this reading His orderly came to him and told him that a man desired speech of him.
other
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From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
problem
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From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
propitious
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From this reading At any rate, Arachi came to headquarters at a propitious moment for him.
rate
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From this reading At any rate, Arachi came to headquarters at a propitious moment for him.
rivers
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From this reading Headquarters at that moment was an armed camp at the junction of the Isisi and Ikeli rivers.
Sanders
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From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
speech
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From this reading His orderly came to him and told him that a man desired speech of him.
stranger
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From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Headquarters at that moment was an armed camp at the junction of the Isisi and Ikeli rivers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Headquarters at that moment was an armed camp at the junction of the Isisi and Ikeli rivers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At any rate, Arachi came to headquarters at a propitious moment for him.
told
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From this reading His orderly came to him and told him that a man desired speech of him.
top
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From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
troubles
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From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
unbidden
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From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Headquarters at that moment was an armed camp at the junction of the Isisi and Ikeli rivers.
wearily
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From this reading "What manner of man?" asked Sanders, wearily.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What manner of man?" asked Sanders, wearily.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading On the top of all his other troubles, Sanders had the problem of a stranger who had arrived unbidden.
