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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 To me, the busy place was a desert, lacking one face.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
another's
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
Arab
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
arrival
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SECRET MONNY KEPT Cairo at last!
Biddy
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
big
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
black
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
bookstall
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British
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
busy
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From this reading To me, the busy place was a desert, lacking one face.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My watch said that the journey took only three hours; but my nerves said six.
Cairo
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From this reading THE SECRET MONNY KEPT Cairo at last!
Candace
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
carriers
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charges
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
copper-coloured
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
crowd
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
desert
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From this reading To me, the busy place was a desert, lacking one face.
desired
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
display
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
down
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
driver
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
eager
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
ebony
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
engine
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
English
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪd/
very enthusiastic or eager
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
expected
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
eyes
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face
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familiar
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
form
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
French
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
gay
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
German
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
Greek
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
halfnounUS /half/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
hotel-porters
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
hour
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
hours
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From this reading My watch said that the journey took only three hours; but my nerves said six.
huge
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
interested
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
Italian
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
jobs
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading My watch said that the journey took only three hours; but my nerves said six.
KEPT
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From this reading THE SECRET MONNY KEPT Cairo at last!
lacking
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From this reading To me, the busy place was a desert, lacking one face.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SECRET MONNY KEPT Cairo at last!
literature
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
lives
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
locomotive
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
lookednounUS /looked/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
luggage
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To me, the busy place was a desert, lacking one face.
mingled
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
MONNY
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From this reading THE SECRET MONNY KEPT Cairo at last!
more
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
MydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My watch said that the journey took only three hours; but my nerves said six.
nerves
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From this reading My watch said that the journey took only three hours; but my nerves said six.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
only
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From this reading My watch said that the journey took only three hours; but my nerves said six.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
other's
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
papers
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
place
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From this reading To me, the busy place was a desert, lacking one face.
reality
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
red
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
said
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From this reading My watch said that the journey took only three hours; but my nerves said six.
SECRETnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET MONNY KEPT Cairo at last!
see
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
six
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From this reading My watch said that the journey took only three hours; but my nerves said six.
snatchnounUS /snatch/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
station
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
Sudanese
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
telegraphed
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My watch said that the journey took only three hours; but my nerves said six.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET MONNY KEPT Cairo at last!
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
there
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
three
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From this reading My watch said that the journey took only three hours; but my nerves said six.
throng
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading My watch said that the journey took only three hours; but my nerves said six.
Turkish
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
uniformed
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From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
watch
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From this reading My watch said that the journey took only three hours; but my nerves said six.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
white
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From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Everything interested them; the black face of the Sudanese engine driver who looked down from his huge British locomotive, the display of English, French and German literature mingled with Greek, Italian, Arab, or Turkish papers on the bookstall; the ebony and copper-coloured luggage carriers who seemed eager to take one another's lives, but in reality desired no more than to snatch each other's jobs, under the eyes of the uniformed hotel-porters.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had telegraphed Biddy first thing in the morning the hour of my arrival with the "_Candace crowd_," and I half expected to see her at the big white and red station, but there was no familiar form in the throng, the gay throng which excited my charges.
