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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 But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
A-lur
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From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
addednounUS /added/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
advice
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
always
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
brain
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
call
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From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
city
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From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
comenounUS /come/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
counseled
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
dare
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From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
defective
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
Dor-ul-Otho
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From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
duplicity
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
filled
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From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
god
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From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
graciously
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
heart
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From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
indecision
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From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
indeed
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From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
influence
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
leaned
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
Lu-don's
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
message
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From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
Mo-sar
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From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
only
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From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
Pal-ul-don
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From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
people
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From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
petty
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
priests
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From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
prompted
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
questioningly
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From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
Receive
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
repliednounUS /replied/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
returnednounUS /ˈreturned/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
samenounUS /same/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
sent
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From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
shrewdness
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
some
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From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
son
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From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
speaks
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From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
spoken
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
strange
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From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
Tarzan-jad-guru
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From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
terror
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From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
thus
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From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
today
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From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
truth
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From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
turned
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From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
tutorage
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From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
warrior
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From this reading "That is the message he sent," replied the warrior, "and indeed he is not as are the people of Pal-ul-don.
warriors
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From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading "Receive him graciously, Mo-sar," counseled he who had spoken before, his advice prompted by the petty shrewdness of his defective brain which, under the added influence of Lu-don's tutorage leaned always toward duplicity.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He is, we think, the same of whom the warriors that returned from A-lur today told us and whom some call Tarzan-jad-guru and some Dor-ul-Otho.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mo-sar, his heart filled with terror and indecision, turned questioningly toward the priests.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But indeed only the son of god would dare come thus alone to a strange city, so it must be that he speaks the truth."
