admiral'snounUS /ˈædmərəlz/
possessive form of “admiral” — the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
AlinounUS /ˈɑːli/
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading He graciously caused Osman, the bim bashi, and Mohammed Ali, the boulouk bashi, to be presented to him.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
bashi
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From this reading He graciously caused Osman, the bim bashi, and Mohammed Ali, the boulouk bashi, to be presented to him.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He graciously caused Osman, the bim bashi, and Mohammed Ali, the boulouk bashi, to be presented to him.
bim
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From this reading He graciously caused Osman, the bim bashi, and Mohammed Ali, the boulouk bashi, to be presented to him.
boulouk
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From this reading He graciously caused Osman, the bim bashi, and Mohammed Ali, the boulouk bashi, to be presented to him.
capitan
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From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
causedverbUS /kɑːzd/
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading He graciously caused Osman, the bim bashi, and Mohammed Ali, the boulouk bashi, to be presented to him.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
convertedverbUS /kənˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “convert” — change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading "You have converted rude peasants into disciplined soldiers."
disciplinedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪsəplənd/
obeying the rules
From this reading "You have converted rude peasants into disciplined soldiers."
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
employedadjectiveUS /emˈplɔɪd/
having your services engaged for; or having a job especially one that pays wages or a salary
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
fleetnounUS /fliːt/
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
graciouslyadverbUS /ˈɡreɪʃəsli/
in a gracious or graceful manner
From this reading He graciously caused Osman, the bim bashi, and Mohammed Ali, the boulouk bashi, to be presented to him.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He graciously caused Osman, the bim bashi, and Mohammed Ali, the boulouk bashi, to be presented to him.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He graciously caused Osman, the bim bashi, and Mohammed Ali, the boulouk bashi, to be presented to him.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
incliningnoun
the act of inclining; bending forward
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You have converted rude peasants into disciplined soldiers."
MASSACREverbUS /ˈmæsəkər/
kill a large number of people indiscriminately
From this reading THE MASSACRE.
MohammednounUS /moʊˈhæmɪd/
the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
From this reading He graciously caused Osman, the bim bashi, and Mohammed Ali, the boulouk bashi, to be presented to him.
newlyadverbUS /ˈnuːli/
very recently
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
Osman
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From this reading He graciously caused Osman, the bim bashi, and Mohammed Ali, the boulouk bashi, to be presented to him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
pachanoun
a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
passagenounUS /ˈpæsədʒ/
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
peasantsnounUS /ˈpezənts/
plural of “peasant” — a country person
From this reading "You have converted rude peasants into disciplined soldiers."
presentedverbUS /priˈzentɪd/
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He graciously caused Osman, the bim bashi, and Mohammed Ali, the boulouk bashi, to be presented to him.
proudadjectiveUS /praʊd/
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
reviewnounUS /ˌriːˈvjuː/
a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
rudeadjectiveUS /ruːd/
socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading "You have converted rude peasants into disciplined soldiers."
saidadjectiveUS /sed/
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
shipverbUS /ʃɪp/
transport commercially
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
slightlyadverbUS /ˈslaɪtli/
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
soldiersnounUS /ˈsoʊldʒərz/
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
statelyadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtli/
impressive in appearance
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MASSACRE.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
vessels-of-war
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From this reading The capitan pacha had himself come over in his admiral's ship to greet the newly arrived soldiers, and to review the fleet of stately vessels-of-war.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have employed the time well during your passage," said he, slightly inclining his proud head.
