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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 One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was probably a dangerous thing to do, although most Moslems respect the Bible as a very sacred book.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
attending
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From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
ben
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From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
Bible
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From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
book
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From this reading It was probably a dangerous thing to do, although most Moslems respect the Bible as a very sacred book.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there were three Christian sheikhs in the room.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
carpet
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From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
challenge
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From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
chapel
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Christian
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From this reading But there were three Christian sheikhs in the room.
dangerous
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From this reading It was probably a dangerous thing to do, although most Moslems respect the Bible as a very sacred book.
deliberate
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From this reading The manner in which it was done suggested deliberate effort to provoke a quarrel.
dividing
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From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was probably a dangerous thing to do, although most Moslems respect the Bible as a very sacred book.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The manner in which it was done suggested deliberate effort to provoke a quarrel.
effort
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From this reading The manner in which it was done suggested deliberate effort to provoke a quarrel.
fits
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From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
Hamza
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From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there were three Christian sheikhs in the room.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
Koran
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From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
laid
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From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
like
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Mahommed
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manner
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From this reading The manner in which it was done suggested deliberate effort to provoke a quarrel.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
Moslems
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From this reading It was probably a dangerous thing to do, although most Moslems respect the Bible as a very sacred book.
most
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From this reading It was probably a dangerous thing to do, although most Moslems respect the Bible as a very sacred book.
nudged
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From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
opposite
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From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
out
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From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
probably
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From this reading It was probably a dangerous thing to do, although most Moslems respect the Bible as a very sacred book.
provoke
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From this reading The manner in which it was done suggested deliberate effort to provoke a quarrel.
pullednounUS /pulled/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/
an angry argument or disagreement
From this reading The manner in which it was done suggested deliberate effort to provoke a quarrel.
respect
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From this reading It was probably a dangerous thing to do, although most Moslems respect the Bible as a very sacred book.
ribs
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From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
room
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From this reading But there were three Christian sheikhs in the room.
sacred
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From this reading It was probably a dangerous thing to do, although most Moslems respect the Bible as a very sacred book.
schoolboy
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From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
sheikhs
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From this reading But there were three Christian sheikhs in the room.
sort
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From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
staring
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starts
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suggested
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From this reading The manner in which it was done suggested deliberate effort to provoke a quarrel.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there were three Christian sheikhs in the room.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
there
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From this reading But there were three Christian sheikhs in the room.
thingnounUS /thing/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It was probably a dangerous thing to do, although most Moslems respect the Bible as a very sacred book.
three
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From this reading But there were three Christian sheikhs in the room.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of them opposite me pulled out a Bible and laid it on the carpet as a sort of challenge to the Koran.
very
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From this reading It was probably a dangerous thing to do, although most Moslems respect the Bible as a very sacred book.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was probably a dangerous thing to do, although most Moslems respect the Bible as a very sacred book.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But there were three Christian sheikhs in the room.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The manner in which it was done suggested deliberate effort to provoke a quarrel.
whispered
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From this reading Mahommed ben Hamza, dividing his time like a schoolboy in chapel between staring about him and attending by fits and starts, nudged me in the ribs and whispered:
