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THE ATTACK. "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose. "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar. "If the chief linger, Mustapha and his rebels will be upon him! No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
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an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.”
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading “"Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “"If the chief linger, Mustapha and his rebels will be upon him!”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “"Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
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From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
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From this reading THE ATTACK.
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From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
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From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If the chief linger, Mustapha and his rebels will be upon him!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If the chief linger, Mustapha and his rebels will be upon him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If the chief linger, Mustapha and his rebels will be upon him!
not any; not one
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If the chief linger, Mustapha and his rebels will be upon him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
an official order to appear or respond
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ATTACK.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading No time for delay!" cried Mir Ghazan, as Ali Khan drew back the heavy curtain which served in place of a door.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "If the chief linger, Mustapha and his rebels will be upon him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is the voice of Mir Ghazan!" exclaimed Ali, springing from his couch, and seizing his scimitar.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "If the chief linger, Mustapha and his rebels will be upon him!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Awake, awake, Ali Khan! chief! if you would not be slain where you lie!" was the loud summons which startled the Afghan from his repose.
