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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 In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
army
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From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
bearer
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
call
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From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
certain
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
chance
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
choice
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From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
communicate
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
conquest
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
country
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court
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From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
dangerous
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From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
days
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
desirable
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From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
despatch
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
different
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
distance
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
distinguished
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
fall
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From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
famous
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
favor
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
Genghis
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
government
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
gratifying
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
great
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
hoped
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From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
hostile
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
inhabited
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intelligence
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
Khan
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
king
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
knew
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
leading
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
many
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From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
mark
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
men
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From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
message
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
messenger
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
MESSENGERS
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From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
miscarriage
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
mission
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From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
mountainous
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
necessary
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
occasion
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
order
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
other
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
passing
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
peaceful
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
Persia
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
pleasant
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
prince
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
princes
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
proceeded
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From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
promised
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From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
provide
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
province
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
purpose
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
receive
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
regions
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
relate
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From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
relation
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
RIVAL
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From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
routes
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
royal
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
ruled
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
seat
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
seemed
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
send
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
some
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
story
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From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
sure
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
then
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
there
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
tidings
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
time
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From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
tribes
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
two
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
warlike
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From this reading In order to provide against the chance of miscarriage, it seemed necessary to despatch two messengers, and by different routes--one of them leading through a pleasant and peaceful country, the other passing over mountainous regions, inhabited by hostile and warlike tribes.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The merchant proceeded to relate the story which he had promised, and which we shall call THE RIVAL MESSENGERS.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading In the days of the famous Genghis Khan, there was one of his princes who ruled over a province at a great distance from the seat of government; and he had, at a certain time, occasion to send a messenger to the king, who was then there.
whoever
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From this reading The purpose of the message was to communicate some gratifying intelligence, in relation to the conquest of a province of Persia; and the prince knew that whoever should be the bearer of the pleasant tidings, was sure to receive some distinguished mark of royal favor.
young
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From this reading It was a desirable, though a dangerous mission, and many of the young men of the court and the army, hoped the choice might fall on them.
