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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 PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
approach
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
Arabs
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From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
attendants
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From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
away
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
came
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From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
camels
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
carried
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
cavity
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
conjecture
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From this reading What had happened they did not try to conjecture, but immediately inquired.
costly
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
countenances
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From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
dark
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
dejected
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From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What had happened they did not try to conjecture, but immediately inquired.
differentnounUS /ˈdifferent/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
discovered
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From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
drive
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
entered
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
escape
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From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
favourite
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
fear
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From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
few
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From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
flight
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
happened
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From this reading What had happened they did not try to conjecture, but immediately inquired.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
horsemen
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
immediately
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From this reading What had happened they did not try to conjecture, but immediately inquired.
impressions
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
inquirednounUS /ˈinquired/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What had happened they did not try to conjecture, but immediately inquired.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
labyrinths
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
Lady
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
made
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
maids
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
MEETS
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
men
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From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
MISFORTUNE
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
narrative
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading What had happened they did not try to conjecture, but immediately inquired.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
Pekuah
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
prepared
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
PRINCESSnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
put
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
Pyramid
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From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
resist
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From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
rooms
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
rose
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
rushed
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From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
said
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From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
scarcely
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From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
search
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
seized
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
set
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
shame
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From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
silent
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From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
slow
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From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
some
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
tents
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From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
too
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From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
train
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From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
troop
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From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
try
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From this reading What had happened they did not try to conjecture, but immediately inquired.
Turkish
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
two
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From this reading They were about to search the tents, set us on our camels, and drive us along before them, when the approach of some Turkish horsemen put them to flight; but they seized the Lady Pekuah with her two maids, and carried them away.
UNEXPECTED
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
up
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
varieties
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
way
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From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
weeping
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From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had happened they did not try to conjecture, but immediately inquired.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
WITHprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PRINCESS MEETS WITH AN UNEXPECTED MISFORTUNE They rose up, and returned through the cavity at which they had entered, and the princess prepared for her favourite a long narrative of dark labyrinths and costly rooms, and of the different impressions which the varieties of the way had made upon her.
women
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From this reading But when they came to their train, they found every one silent and dejected; the men discovered shame and fear in their countenances, and the women were weeping in the tents.
YoupronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You had scarcely entered into the Pyramid,” said one of the attendants, “when a troop of Arabs rushed upon us; we were too few to resist them, and too slow to escape.
