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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 In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
accosted
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From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
alley
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From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He strode along confidently, exhibiting no fear of detection, for he reasoned that thus would he disarm suspicion.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He might even pass out of the palace and the city without detection.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If he could elude the guard at the palace gate the rest would be easy.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If he could elude the guard at the palace gate the rest would be easy.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
came
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From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
city
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From this reading He might even pass out of the palace and the city without detection.
confidently
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From this reading He strode along confidently, exhibiting no fear of detection, for he reasoned that thus would he disarm suspicion.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If he could elude the guard at the palace gate the rest would be easy.
darkness
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From this reading The darkness would facilitate his escape.
desertedverbUS /dɪˈzɜːrtɪd/
left a place or vessel without intending to return
From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
detained
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From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
detection
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From this reading He might even pass out of the palace and the city without detection.
disarm
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From this reading He strode along confidently, exhibiting no fear of detection, for he reasoned that thus would he disarm suspicion.
easily
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From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
easy
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From this reading If he could elude the guard at the palace gate the rest would be easy.
elude
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From this reading If he could elude the guard at the palace gate the rest would be easy.
escape
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From this reading The darkness would facilitate his escape.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He might even pass out of the palace and the city without detection.
exhibiting
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From this reading He strode along confidently, exhibiting no fear of detection, for he reasoned that thus would he disarm suspicion.
facilitate
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From this reading The darkness would facilitate his escape.
fear
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From this reading He strode along confidently, exhibiting no fear of detection, for he reasoned that thus would he disarm suspicion.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He strode along confidently, exhibiting no fear of detection, for he reasoned that thus would he disarm suspicion.
gate
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From this reading If he could elude the guard at the palace gate the rest would be easy.
guard
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From this reading If he could elude the guard at the palace gate the rest would be easy.
half-dozen
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From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might even pass out of the palace and the city without detection.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The darkness would facilitate his escape.
Ho-don
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From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he could elude the guard at the palace gate the rest would be easy.
InprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
leaving
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From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might even pass out of the palace and the city without detection.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He strode along confidently, exhibiting no fear of detection, for he reasoned that thus would he disarm suspicion.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He might even pass out of the palace and the city without detection.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
out
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From this reading He might even pass out of the palace and the city without detection.
palace
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From this reading He might even pass out of the palace and the city without detection.
pass
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From this reading He might even pass out of the palace and the city without detection.
passednounUS /passed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
reasoned
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From this reading He strode along confidently, exhibiting no fear of detection, for he reasoned that thus would he disarm suspicion.
restnounUS /rest/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading If he could elude the guard at the palace gate the rest would be easy.
several
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From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
strode
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From this reading He strode along confidently, exhibiting no fear of detection, for he reasoned that thus would he disarm suspicion.
suspicion
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From this reading He strode along confidently, exhibiting no fear of detection, for he reasoned that thus would he disarm suspicion.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He strode along confidently, exhibiting no fear of detection, for he reasoned that thus would he disarm suspicion.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The darkness would facilitate his escape.
thoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
thus
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From this reading He strode along confidently, exhibiting no fear of detection, for he reasoned that thus would he disarm suspicion.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
truth
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From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
warriors
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From this reading In the darkness he easily could pass for a Ho-don and in truth, though he passed several after leaving the deserted alley, no one accosted or detained him, and thus he came at last to the guard of a half-dozen warriors before the palace gate.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He might even pass out of the palace and the city without detection.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The darkness would facilitate his escape.
