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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 Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
ago
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From this reading He presented credentials written out for him in Cairo by Miss Rachel Guest, and dated a few weeks ago.
AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
Anthony
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From this reading WORTH PAYING FOR When Anthony says that he will find out things he seldom fails.
Arabs
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From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
away
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From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
boat
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From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
Cairo
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From this reading He presented credentials written out for him in Cairo by Miss Rachel Guest, and dated a few weeks ago.
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
credentials
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From this reading He presented credentials written out for him in Cairo by Miss Rachel Guest, and dated a few weeks ago.
dahabeah
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From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
dated
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From this reading He presented credentials written out for him in Cairo by Miss Rachel Guest, and dated a few weeks ago.
deductions
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From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
dragoman
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From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
empty
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From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
Enchantress
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From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
fails
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few
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From this reading He presented credentials written out for him in Cairo by Miss Rachel Guest, and dated a few weeks ago.
fibs
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From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
find
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fit
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From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
FORprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WORTH PAYING FOR When Anthony says that he will find out things he seldom fails.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
glib
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From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
green-turbaned
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From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
Guest
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From this reading He presented credentials written out for him in Cairo by Miss Rachel Guest, and dated a few weeks ago.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
Hadji
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From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WORTH PAYING FOR When Anthony says that he will find out things he seldom fails.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He presented credentials written out for him in Cairo by Miss Rachel Guest, and dated a few weeks ago.
Ibrim
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From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
information
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From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
Isis
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From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
Kasr
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From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
learn
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From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
Miss
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From this reading He presented credentials written out for him in Cairo by Miss Rachel Guest, and dated a few weeks ago.
nobodypronounUS /ˈnoʊbɑːdiː/
no person; not anyone
From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
out
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paid
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From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
PAYING
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From this reading WORTH PAYING FOR When Anthony says that he will find out things he seldom fails.
Perhaps
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From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
presented
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From this reading He presented credentials written out for him in Cairo by Miss Rachel Guest, and dated a few weeks ago.
puzzle
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From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
Rachel
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From this reading He presented credentials written out for him in Cairo by Miss Rachel Guest, and dated a few weeks ago.
says
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screwed
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From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
secretive
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From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
seldom
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self-excusings
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From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
silent
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From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
small
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From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
spaces
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From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
speedily
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From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
steam
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From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WORTH PAYING FOR When Anthony says that he will find out things he seldom fails.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he had to fit deductions into spaces of the puzzle left empty by fibs and glib self-excusings.
things
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From this reading WORTH PAYING FOR When Anthony says that he will find out things he seldom fails.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Perhaps nobody but a green-turbaned Hadji could so speedily have screwed information out of secretive Arabs, paid to be silent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
weeks
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From this reading He presented credentials written out for him in Cairo by Miss Rachel Guest, and dated a few weeks ago.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading WORTH PAYING FOR When Anthony says that he will find out things he seldom fails.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading What he did learn was this: a dragoman had come, in a small boat, from a steam dahabeah to the _Enchantress Isis_ while we were away at Kasr Ibrim.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WORTH PAYING FOR When Anthony says that he will find out things he seldom fails.
WORTH
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From this reading WORTH PAYING FOR When Anthony says that he will find out things he seldom fails.
written
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From this reading He presented credentials written out for him in Cairo by Miss Rachel Guest, and dated a few weeks ago.
