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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 His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
Abraham
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From this reading Hastily he sent for Abraham and said: "Who and what thou art I know not.
afford
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Hastily he sent for Abraham and said: "Who and what thou art I know not.
brought
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From this reading Thou and thy sister have brought a plague upon me.
bump
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
corners
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
corridors
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
dawn
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From this reading Worse still, with the first streak of dawn he noticed that he was smitten with leprosy.
down
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
explanation
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
first
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From this reading Worse still, with the first streak of dawn he noticed that he was smitten with leprosy.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hastily he sent for Abraham and said: "Who and what thou art I know not.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
go
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
hastily
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Thou and thy sister have brought a plague upon me.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
higgledy-piggeldy
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From this reading Such a higgledy-piggeldy palace was never seen.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Hastily he sent for Abraham and said: "Who and what thou art I know not.
know
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From this reading Hastily he sent for Abraham and said: "Who and what thou art I know not.
leprosy
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From this reading Worse still, with the first streak of dawn he noticed that he was smitten with leprosy.
magicians
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thou and thy sister have brought a plague upon me.
never
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From this reading Such a higgledy-piggeldy palace was never seen.
night
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hastily he sent for Abraham and said: "Who and what thou art I know not.
noticed
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From this reading Worse still, with the first streak of dawn he noticed that he was smitten with leprosy.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
out
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
own
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
palace
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From this reading Such a higgledy-piggeldy palace was never seen.
Pharaoh
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
physicians
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
plague
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From this reading Thou and thy sister have brought a plague upon me.
provide
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
remedy
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
room
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
said
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From this reading Hastily he sent for Abraham and said: "Who and what thou art I know not.
seemed
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
seen
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From this reading Such a higgledy-piggeldy palace was never seen.
sent
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From this reading Hastily he sent for Abraham and said: "Who and what thou art I know not.
sister
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From this reading Thou and thy sister have brought a plague upon me.
slumbers
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
smitten
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From this reading Worse still, with the first streak of dawn he noticed that he was smitten with leprosy.
spent
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
stairs
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
still
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From this reading Worse still, with the first streak of dawn he noticed that he was smitten with leprosy.
streak
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From this reading Worse still, with the first streak of dawn he noticed that he was smitten with leprosy.
SuchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a higgledy-piggeldy palace was never seen.
summoned
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
terrible
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Worse still, with the first streak of dawn he noticed that he was smitten with leprosy.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
thoupronounUS /ðaʊ/
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Hastily he sent for Abraham and said: "Who and what thou art I know not.
thydeterminerUS /ðaɪ/
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou and thy sister have brought a plague upon me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
up
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thou and thy sister have brought a plague upon me.
vice-versa
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
walk
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
wandering
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
wanted
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Such a higgledy-piggeldy palace was never seen.
way
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From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hastily he sent for Abraham and said: "Who and what thou art I know not.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading His physicians could provide no remedy, his magicians--hastily summoned from their own slumbers--could afford no explanation, and Pharaoh spent a terrible night wandering from room to room and up and down the corridors, where the corners seemed to go out of their way to bump against him and the stairs seemed to go down when he wanted to walk up, and vice-versa.
WhopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Hastily he sent for Abraham and said: "Who and what thou art I know not.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Worse still, with the first streak of dawn he noticed that he was smitten with leprosy.
Worse
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From this reading Worse still, with the first streak of dawn he noticed that he was smitten with leprosy.
