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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 The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
accommodation
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
alarms
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
all
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
almost
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
appropriated
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
attacks
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
Azim
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From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
band
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
became
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
become
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From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
behaviour
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From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
Bey
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From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
boy
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
camp
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Cecil
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
choice
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
cloth-of-gold
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
continual
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
country
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
course
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
courtyardnounUS /ˈkɔːrtjɑːrd/
an open area surrounded by the walls of a building
From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
curtains
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
cushions
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
day
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From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
disagreeable
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From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
due
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
Effendi
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
example
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From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
exposedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈspəʊzd/
left open to danger or view left open to danger or public view
From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
find
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
followed
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From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
formed
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
FromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
gorgeous
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
governess
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From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
harem
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
headed
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
heaping
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From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
Hillah
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From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
household
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
humbly
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
inexplicably
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From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
insurgents
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
irrespective
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
Jamileh
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From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
journey
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
Khanum
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
Khanum's
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From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
leaving
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
left
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From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
little
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
many
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markedly
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From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
matter
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
night
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
opportunity
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From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
party
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
pleasant
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
procession
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
quite
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
reaching
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
rear
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
reposed
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
seized
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From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
servants
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From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
slights
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From this reading She seized every opportunity of heaping slights on Azim Bey and his governess, and her servants followed her example.
spent
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
takhtrevan
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
Travelling
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
unpleasantnesses
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
upland
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From this reading The journey through the upland country had not been at all a pleasant one to Cecil, quite irrespective of the continual alarms due to the attacks of the insurgents.
velvet
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From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
very
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From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
village
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From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading It became almost a matter of course that Cecil should find, on reaching the village where the night was to be spent, that the Khanum Effendi and her household had appropriated all the accommodation, leaving her and her party no choice but to camp in the courtyard.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the very day on which they left Hillah, Jamileh Khanum’s behaviour had become markedly and inexplicably disagreeable.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Travelling, as they did, humbly in the rear of the harem procession, which was headed by the gorgeous _takhtrevan_, with its velvet cushions and curtains of cloth-of-gold, in which reposed the Khanum Effendi and her boy, the little band who formed the household of Azim Bey were exposed to many unpleasantnesses.
