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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 The men were mostly Moplahs with a few Kadas.
Ab-Domen
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From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
addition
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From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
all
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From this reading Twenty of the best tribesmen and all the available horses came with me.
amountverbUS /əˈmaʊnt/
to reach or total a particular quantity or value
From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Twenty of the best tribesmen and all the available horses came with me.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
available
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From this reading Twenty of the best tribesmen and all the available horses came with me.
best
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From this reading Twenty of the best tribesmen and all the available horses came with me.
blood-thirsty
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From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
came
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From this reading Twenty of the best tribesmen and all the available horses came with me.
camp
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From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
desert
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From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
experience
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From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
explicit
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From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
few
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From this reading The men were mostly Moplahs with a few Kadas.
given
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From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
handle
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From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
horses
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From this reading Twenty of the best tribesmen and all the available horses came with me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
intelligence
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From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
interval
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From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
just
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From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
Kadas
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From this reading The men were mostly Moplahs with a few Kadas.
long
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From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
lot
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From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Twenty of the best tribesmen and all the available horses came with me.
men
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From this reading The men were mostly Moplahs with a few Kadas.
Moplahs
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From this reading The men were mostly Moplahs with a few Kadas.
more
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From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
mostly
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From this reading The men were mostly Moplahs with a few Kadas.
much
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From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
natives
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From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
necessary
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From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Twenty of the best tribesmen and all the available horses came with me.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
orders
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From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
rapacious
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From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
roamed
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From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
short
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From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
Swank
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From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
tourists
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From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
tribesmen
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From this reading Twenty of the best tribesmen and all the available horses came with me.
true
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From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
trusted
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From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
turbulent
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From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
Twenty
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From this reading Twenty of the best tribesmen and all the available horses came with me.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The men were mostly Moplahs with a few Kadas.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In the short interval at our camp I had given Ab-Domen explicit orders as to just what to do.
Whinney
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From this reading In addition I had Swank and Whinney, trusted and true, with the exact amount of intelligence necessary to handle the turbulent natives and no more.
wish
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From this reading They had long roamed the desert and having had much experience with tourists, were as rapacious and blood-thirsty a lot as one could wish.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Twenty of the best tribesmen and all the available horses came with me.
