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AndconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now, Pan-sat, be upon your errand."
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
apartment
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And now, Pan-sat, be upon your errand."
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
called
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
doubtless
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From this reading "Ko-tan ordered her to the Forbidden Garden," said Lu-don, "doubtless we shall find her there.
errand
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From this reading And now, Pan-sat, be upon your errand."
find
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From this reading "Ko-tan ordered her to the Forbidden Garden," said Lu-don, "doubtless we shall find her there.
ForbiddenadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading "Ko-tan ordered her to the Forbidden Garden," said Lu-don, "doubtless we shall find her there.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
Garden
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From this reading "Ko-tan ordered her to the Forbidden Garden," said Lu-don, "doubtless we shall find her there.
Gryf
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
heard
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
hidden
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From this reading "This they told me, but where within the palace she is hidden I know not."
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This they told me, but where within the palace she is hidden I know not."
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
imprisoned
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This they told me, but where within the palace she is hidden I know not."
Ja-don
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This they told me, but where within the palace she is hidden I know not."
Ko-tan
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From this reading "Ko-tan ordered her to the Forbidden Garden," said Lu-don, "doubtless we shall find her there.
leave
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
Lu-don
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From this reading "Ko-tan ordered her to the Forbidden Garden," said Lu-don, "doubtless we shall find her there.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "This they told me, but where within the palace she is hidden I know not."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
now
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From this reading And now, Pan-sat, be upon your errand."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
Only
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From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
ordered
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From this reading "Ko-tan ordered her to the Forbidden Garden," said Lu-don, "doubtless we shall find her there.
palace
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From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
Pan-sat
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From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
pass
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From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
permit
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From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
priest
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
priests
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From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
said
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From this reading "Ko-tan ordered her to the Forbidden Garden," said Lu-don, "doubtless we shall find her there.
saw
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Ko-tan ordered her to the Forbidden Garden," said Lu-don, "doubtless we shall find her there.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This they told me, but where within the palace she is hidden I know not."
stay
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
stole
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
strange
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
Temple
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
there
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From this reading "Ko-tan ordered her to the Forbidden Garden," said Lu-don, "doubtless we shall find her there.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This they told me, but where within the palace she is hidden I know not."
threatened
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From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "This they told me, but where within the palace she is hidden I know not."
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
turned
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And now, Pan-sat, be upon your errand."
violence
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From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
white
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Only that Ja-don took her into the palace where he threatened the priests with violence if they did not permit him to pass," replied Pan-sat.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "This they told me, but where within the palace she is hidden I know not."
woman
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From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But stay," he called as the under priest turned to leave the apartment; "saw or heard you anything of the strange white woman that Ja-don stole from the Temple of the Gryf where we have had her imprisoned?"
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And now, Pan-sat, be upon your errand."
