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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 IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
accompanied
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From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
agonised
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
amber
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
bare
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
barlak
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
bazaar
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
belated
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
big
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
blowing
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From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
bodily
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From this reading John Maxell sat outside the Continental Café, in the condition of bodily content which a good dinner induces.
bread-sellers
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From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
breaking
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
bringing
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
burning
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From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
café
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
called
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From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
candles
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From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
canopied
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From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
certain
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From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
charge
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
cobbles
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
condition
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From this reading John Maxell sat outside the Continental Café, in the condition of bodily content which a good dinner induces.
content
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From this reading John Maxell sat outside the Continental Café, in the condition of bodily content which a good dinner induces.
Continental
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From this reading John Maxell sat outside the Continental Café, in the condition of bodily content which a good dinner induces.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
cross-legged
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From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
dinner
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From this reading John Maxell sat outside the Continental Café, in the condition of bodily content which a good dinner induces.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
donkey-driver
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
down
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
evening
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From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
feet
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading John Maxell sat outside the Continental Café, in the condition of bodily content which a good dinner induces.
guitar
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
held
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
hours
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From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
hush-hush
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
induces
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From this reading John Maxell sat outside the Continental Café, in the condition of bodily content which a good dinner induces.
ITpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
John
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From this reading John Maxell sat outside the Continental Café, in the condition of bodily content which a good dinner induces.
lead
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
Maxell
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From this reading John Maxell sat outside the Continental Café, in the condition of bodily content which a good dinner induces.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
Mental
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From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
million
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From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
monotonous
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
Moorish
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
much
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From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
muezzin
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From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
night
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From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
obliterate
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From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
only
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
outsidenounUS /ˈoutside/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading John Maxell sat outside the Continental Café, in the condition of bodily content which a good dinner induces.
perfect
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From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
prayer
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From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
rollers
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
sat
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From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
shore
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
shuffle
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
Sok
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From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
sounds
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
stars
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From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
steadily
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From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
steep
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
streets
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
strumming
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
Tangier
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From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
Tangier's
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From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
there
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From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
two
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From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
uneasiness
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From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
wares
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From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The monotonous strumming of a guitar from a Moorish café, the agonised _barlak!_ of a belated donkey-driver bringing his charge down the steep streets which lead to the big bazaar, the shuffle of bare feet on Tangier’s cobbles, and the distant hush-hush of the rollers breaking upon the amber shore—these were the only sounds which the night held.
whisper
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From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
wholly
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From this reading Mental content should have accompanied such a condition, but even the memory of a perfect dinner could not wholly obliterate a certain uneasiness of mind.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the little Sok, the bread-sellers sat cross-legged behind their wares, their candles burning steadily, for there was not so much as the whisper of a wind blowing.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading IT was two hours after the muezzin had called to evening prayer, and night had canopied Tangier with a million stars.
