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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 When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
Arab
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From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
Arabian
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
army
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From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
assembled
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From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
Atlas
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
Barbary
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
Barca
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From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
ben
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
Camp
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From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
cause
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From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
Ceuta
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑnfəˈdɛnʃəl/
spoken privately and not for general knowledge
From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
conquest
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From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
Count
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From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
departed
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
deserts
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From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
devoted
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
distance
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
Egypt
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From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
el
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From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
Emir
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
Expedition
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From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
family
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
feet
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
fertile
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From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
few
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
followed
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From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
followers
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
fortunes
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
Hills
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
Islam
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From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
joined
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From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
Julian
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From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
lie
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
Mauritania
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From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
motley
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From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
Mountains
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
Muza
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
nation
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From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
Nosier
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
out
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
pact
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From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
pastoral
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
placed
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
range
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
regions
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From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
security
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
soldiery
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
spread
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
standard
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From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
sunburnt
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From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
surrounded
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From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
Taric
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From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
There
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From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
towering
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
tribe
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From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
tribes
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From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
Tuerto
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From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
united
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From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
valleys
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From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
Visit
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From this reading Secret Visit of Count Julian to the Arab Camp.—First Expedition of Taric el Tuerto.
warriors
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From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In the motley army here assembled were warriors of every tribe and nation, that had been united by pact or conquest in the cause of Islam.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The camp was spread out in one of those pastoral valleys which lie at the feet of the Barbary Hills, with the great range of the Atlas Mountains towering in the distance.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading There were those who had followed Muza from the fertile regions of Egypt, across the deserts of Barca, and those who had joined his standard from among the sunburnt tribes of Mauritania.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When Count Julian had placed his family in security in Ceuta, surrounded by soldiery devoted to his fortunes, he took with him a few confidential followers and departed in secret for the camp of the Arabian Emir, Muza ben Nosier.
