adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When all have entered he closes the opening.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
amountnounUS /əˈmaʊnt/
a quantity of money
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
aroundprepositionUS /ərˈaʊnd/
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
Azoun
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From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
Bab
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From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
bonesnounUS /boʊnz/
(used in the plural) a percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
Cadi
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From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
closesnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪz/
plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading When all have entered he closes the opening.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
COMINGnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE FRENCH ZOUAVES.
doornounUS /dɔːr/
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When all have entered he closes the opening.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
fortnounUS /fɔːrt/
a fortified military post where troops are stationed
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
FRENCHnounUS /frentʃ/
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading THE COMING OF THE FRENCH ZOUAVES.
fugitivesnounUS /ˈfjuːdʒɪtɪvz/
plural of “fugitive” — someone who flees from an uncongenial situation
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
hesitationnounUS /ˌhezəˈteɪʃən/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
hoofsnounUS /hʊfs/
plural of “hoof” — the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
horsesnounUS /ˈhɔːrsəz/
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
intentnounUS /ˌɪnˈtent/
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
looseadjectiveUS /luːs/
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
maraboutnoun
large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; its downy underwing feathers are used to trim garments
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
Mohammedannoun
a follower of Mohammed
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
Mustapha
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From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/
not divisible by two
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COMING OF THE FRENCH ZOUAVES.
openingnounUS /ˈoʊpənɪŋ/
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading When all have entered he closes the opening.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
overhaulingverbUS /ˈoʊvərhɔːlɪŋ/
-ing form of “overhaul” — travel past
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
PerhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/
by chance
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
racingnounUS /ˈreɪsɪŋ/
the sport of engaging in contests of speed
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
recessverbUS /rɪˈses/
put into a recess
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
removedadjectiveUS /riˈmuːvd/
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
respectnounUS /rɪˈspekt/
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
rockyadjectiveUS /ˈrɑːki/
abounding in rocks or stones
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
rushverbUS /rʌʃ/
move hurridly
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
saint'snounUS /seɪnts/
possessive form of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
serveverbUS /sɜːrv/
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
stonesnounUS /stoʊnz/
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COMING OF THE FRENCH ZOUAVES.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The door is broken, but there are many loose stones around that can be made to serve.
tombnounUS /tuːm/
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
trueadjectiveUS /truː/
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Perhaps Mustapha Cadi, as a true Mohammedan, may have a certain amount of respect for this odd tomb of a _marabout_, but, as the saint's bones have been removed, he has no hesitation about making a fort out of the rocky recess.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
usenounUS /juːs/
the act of using
From this reading There is no time just now to use them, for the rush of horses' hoofs are heard up the road, as the men of Bab Azoun come racing along, intent upon overhauling the fugitives.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When all have entered he closes the opening.
ZOUAVES
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From this reading THE COMING OF THE FRENCH ZOUAVES.
