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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 HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
account
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
alive
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From this reading The princess was in ecstasies, when she heard that her favourite was alive, and might so cheaply be ransomed.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The princess was in ecstasies, when she heard that her favourite was alive, and might so cheaply be ransomed.
Arab
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
attendants
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From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
away
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
back
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From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The princess was in ecstasies, when she heard that her favourite was alive, and might so cheaply be ransomed.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
borders
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
brother
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From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
castle
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
cheaply
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From this reading The princess was in ecstasies, when she heard that her favourite was alive, and might so cheaply be ransomed.
chief
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
day
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
debate
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From this reading The price was no subject of debate.
delaying
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From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
drawn
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
ecstasies
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From this reading The princess was in ecstasies, when she heard that her favourite was alive, and might so cheaply be ransomed.
Egypt
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
entreated
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From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
extremity
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
favourite
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From this reading The princess was in ecstasies, when she heard that her favourite was alive, and might so cheaply be ransomed.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
fortress
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
gold
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From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
handsplural nounUS /hændz/
members of a ship’s crew
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
happiness
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From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
heard
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From this reading The princess was in ecstasies, when she heard that her favourite was alive, and might so cheaply be ransomed.
HEARS
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
hundred
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From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
many
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
messenger
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From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
messengers
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The princess was in ecstasies, when she heard that her favourite was alive, and might so cheaply be ransomed.
moment
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From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
months
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
NEWS
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading The price was no subject of debate.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
Nubia
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
ounces
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From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
own
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From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
PEKUAH
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
Pekuah's
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From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
plundernounUS /ˈplʌn.dər/
Goods or treasure taken by force or theft, especially in war or banditry.
From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
possessed
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
price
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From this reading The price was no subject of debate.
PRINCESSnounUS /ˈprɪn.ses/
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
promise
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
rambles
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
ransomed
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From this reading The princess was in ecstasies, when she heard that her favourite was alive, and might so cheaply be ransomed.
requirednounUS /required/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
restore
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From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
revenue
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From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
send
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From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
sent
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
seven
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The princess was in ecstasies, when she heard that her favourite was alive, and might so cheaply be ransomed.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The princess was in ecstasies, when she heard that her favourite was alive, and might so cheaply be ransomed.
subject
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From this reading The price was no subject of debate.
sum
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From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading She could not think of delaying for a moment Pekuah’s happiness or her own, but entreated her brother to send back the messenger with the sum required.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
two
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From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
unsuccessful
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From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
willing
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From this reading The Arab, whose revenue was plunder, was willing to restore her, with her two attendants, for two hundred ounces of gold.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE PRINCESS HEARS NEWS OF PEKUAH In seven months, one of the messengers, who had been sent away upon the day when the promise was drawn from the princess, returned, after many unsuccessful rambles, from the borders of Nubia, with an account that Pekuah was in the hands of an Arab chief, who possessed a castle or fortress on the extremity of Egypt.
