adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
addedverbUS /ˈædəd/
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "We must kill them all, or be killed," said Mahmoud, as the dervishes suddenly stopped, and the one with the jibbeh called to Mahmoud:
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
ArabnounUS /ˈærəb/
a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa
From this reading "We must fight," said Mahmoud; "for they see you are no Arab."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We must fight," said Mahmoud; "for they see you are no Arab."
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We must kill them all, or be killed," said Mahmoud, as the dervishes suddenly stopped, and the one with the jibbeh called to Mahmoud:
calledverbUS /kɔːld/
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "We must kill them all, or be killed," said Mahmoud, as the dervishes suddenly stopped, and the one with the jibbeh called to Mahmoud:
coollyadverbUS /ˈkuːli/
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
darlin's
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From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
dervishes
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From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
facedadjectiveUS /feɪst/
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
fightverbUS /faɪt/
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "We must fight," said Mahmoud; "for they see you are no Arab."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I'll take him first.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "We must fight," said Mahmoud; "for they see you are no Arab."
handnounUS /hænd/
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
Here's
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From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I'll take him first.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
I'll
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From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
jibbeh
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From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
killverbUS /kɪl/
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "We must kill them all, or be killed," said Mahmoud, as the dervishes suddenly stopped, and the one with the jibbeh called to Mahmoud:
killedverbUS /kɪld/
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "We must kill them all, or be killed," said Mahmoud, as the dervishes suddenly stopped, and the one with the jibbeh called to Mahmoud:
leftnounUS /left/
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
Macnamara
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From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
Mahmoud
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From this reading "We must fight," said Mahmoud; "for they see you are no Arab."
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must fight," said Mahmoud; "for they see you are no Arab."
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading "We must fight," said Mahmoud; "for they see you are no Arab."
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We must kill them all, or be killed," said Mahmoud, as the dervishes suddenly stopped, and the one with the jibbeh called to Mahmoud:
pistolnounUS /ˈpɪstəl/
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We must fight," said Mahmoud; "for they see you are no Arab."
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We must fight," said Mahmoud; "for they see you are no Arab."
stoppedadjectiveUS /stɑːpt/
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "We must kill them all, or be killed," said Mahmoud, as the dervishes suddenly stopped, and the one with the jibbeh called to Mahmoud:
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "We must kill them all, or be killed," said Mahmoud, as the dervishes suddenly stopped, and the one with the jibbeh called to Mahmoud:
swordnounUS /sɔːrd/
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
tapverbUS /tæp/
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We must kill them all, or be killed," said Mahmoud, as the dervishes suddenly stopped, and the one with the jibbeh called to Mahmoud:
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We must fight," said Mahmoud; "for they see you are no Arab."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We must kill them all, or be killed," said Mahmoud, as the dervishes suddenly stopped, and the one with the jibbeh called to Mahmoud:
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must fight," said Mahmoud; "for they see you are no Arab."
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I'll take the one with the jibbeh," said Macnamara coolly, with a pistol in his left hand and a sword in his right.
yer
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From this reading Here's the tap off yer head, me darlin's!" he added as they turned and faced the dervishes.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We must fight," said Mahmoud; "for they see you are no Arab."
