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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 They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
all
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From this reading He immediately made a sign to the others, and they all moved off through another door.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He immediately made a sign to the others, and they all moved off through another door.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
certainly
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From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
comest
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From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
complete
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From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
contemptuously
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From this reading He shook his head contemptuously.
continued
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From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
dervishes
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From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
desires
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From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
door
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From this reading He immediately made a sign to the others, and they all moved off through another door.
fetch
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From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
fix
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From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
fools
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From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
fulfilled
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From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
greeted
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From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He immediately made a sign to the others, and they all moved off through another door.
head
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From this reading He shook his head contemptuously.
hearts
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From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook his head contemptuously.
immediately
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From this reading He immediately made a sign to the others, and they all moved off through another door.
insatiable
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From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
Jussuf
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From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
large
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From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
led
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From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
made
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From this reading He immediately made a sign to the others, and they all moved off through another door.
men
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From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
more
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From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
moved
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From this reading He immediately made a sign to the others, and they all moved off through another door.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
off
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From this reading He immediately made a sign to the others, and they all moved off through another door.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
others
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From this reading He immediately made a sign to the others, and they all moved off through another door.
poor
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From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
said
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From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
sat
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From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
shook
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From this reading He shook his head contemptuously.
sign
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From this reading He immediately made a sign to the others, and they all moved off through another door.
some
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From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
summer-house
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From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
there
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From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
things
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From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
ThoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He immediately made a sign to the others, and they all moved off through another door.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
took
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From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
treasure
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From this reading "Thou comest to fetch the treasure of the poor," said one of them: "thy desires shall be fulfilled."
up
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From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
useless
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From this reading "Men," continued he, "certainly are complete fools; they fix their hearts on such useless things; and the more they have the more insatiable they are."
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They led him into a large summer-house: there sat some men whom Jussuf took for dervishes; they stood up and greeted him.
