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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 “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
admitted
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
apparition
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From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
beg
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
brown
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From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
changed
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From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
contributions
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
Desert
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
gave
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From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
give
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
gown
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From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let in that old man,” said he to the servant.
hermit
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
holy
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
house
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Let in that old man,” said he to the servant.
instructed
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
just
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
lawyer
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From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let in that old man,” said he to the servant.
man
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From this reading “Let in that old man,” said he to the servant.
master
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From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
Nourrisson
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From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
old
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From this reading “Let in that old man,” said he to the servant.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
orders
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
place
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From this reading “He will poison the place, sir,” replied the man.
please
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
poison
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From this reading “He will poison the place, sir,” replied the man.
poornounUS /poor/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
prophecynounUS /ˈprɒf.ə.si/
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
rebuilding
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
reminded
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From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “He will poison the place, sir,” replied the man.
said
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From this reading “Let in that old man,” said he to the servant.
servant
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From this reading “Let in that old man,” said he to the servant.
shirt
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From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
shock
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From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
Show
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From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
sir
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From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
Syria
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From this reading “He has on a brown gown which he has never changed since he left Syria, and he has no shirt--” “Show him in,” repeated the master.
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
utterednounUS /ˈuttered/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This apparition, which suddenly reminded the lawyer of a prophecy uttered by the terrible Nourrisson, gave him a shock.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “He will poison the place, sir,” replied the man.
Wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you please to give orders, sir, that a poor hermit is to be admitted, just come from the Desert, and who is instructed to beg for contributions towards rebuilding a holy house.”
