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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 Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
advice
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From this reading Take my advice on it--Follow the priest!”
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The crow cawed back at him, “Ignorant beast!
back
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From this reading The crow cawed back at him, “Ignorant beast!
baked
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
beast
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From this reading The crow cawed back at him, “Ignorant beast!
blue
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Soldiers get glory, but none of the feast; Soldiers work hardest, and snaffle the least.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
carrion
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
caught
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
cawed
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From this reading The crow cawed back at him, “Ignorant beast!
crow
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
Cunningham's
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
day
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
dazzling
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
desertionnounUS /ˈdesertion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
famishing
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
farthest
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
feast
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From this reading Soldiers get glory, but none of the feast; Soldiers work hardest, and snaffle the least.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
Follow
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From this reading Take my advice on it--Follow the priest!”
followed
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
fringe
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
get
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From this reading Soldiers get glory, but none of the feast; Soldiers work hardest, and snaffle the least.
glory
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From this reading Soldiers get glory, but none of the feast; Soldiers work hardest, and snaffle the least.
go
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
green
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
Gunga
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
hardest
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From this reading Soldiers get glory, but none of the feast; Soldiers work hardest, and snaffle the least.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The crow cawed back at him, “Ignorant beast!
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
horizon
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
hours
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
IgnorantnounUS /ˈignorant/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The crow cawed back at him, “Ignorant beast!
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Take my advice on it--Follow the priest!”
jackal
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
leastnounUS /least/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Soldiers get glory, but none of the feast; Soldiers work hardest, and snaffle the least.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
Lo
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
Mahommed
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Take my advice on it--Follow the priest!”
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading Soldiers get glory, but none of the feast; Soldiers work hardest, and snaffle the least.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soldiers get glory, but none of the feast; Soldiers work hardest, and snaffle the least.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Take my advice on it--Follow the priest!”
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
out
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
partynounUS /party/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
priest
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
Quoth
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
red
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
rising
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
rock
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
second
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
see
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
sheer
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
sight
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
snaffle
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From this reading Soldiers get glory, but none of the feast; Soldiers work hardest, and snaffle the least.
soldier
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
Soldiers
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From this reading Soldiers get glory, but none of the feast; Soldiers work hardest, and snaffle the least.
sunrise
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
TakenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Take my advice on it--Follow the priest!”
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The crow cawed back at him, “Ignorant beast!
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
two
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From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
wander
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
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 sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading IT was two hours after sunrise on the second day that followed Cunningham's desertion of his party when he and Mahommed Gunga first caught sight of a blue, baked rock rising sheer out of a fringe of green on the dazzling horizon.
WhichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
work
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From this reading Soldiers get glory, but none of the feast; Soldiers work hardest, and snaffle the least.
Yonder
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From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Quoth little red jackal, famishing, “Lo, Yonder a priest and a soldier go; You can see farthest, and you ought to know,-- Which shall I wander with, carrion crow?”
