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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 To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
Aden
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From this reading But it disappeared, and in due course the ship moved slowly through the narrows into Aden harbour.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
Ali
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
background
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it disappeared, and in due course the ship moved slowly through the narrows into Aden harbour.
calm
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From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
city
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From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
clear
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From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
coal
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From this reading This was on a Thursday evening, and the steamer stopped in Aden for three hours to coal.
coursenounUS /course/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it disappeared, and in due course the ship moved slowly through the narrows into Aden harbour.
deck-chair
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it disappeared, and in due course the ship moved slowly through the narrows into Aden harbour.
domes
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
due
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From this reading But it disappeared, and in due course the ship moved slowly through the narrows into Aden harbour.
edge
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
evening
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From this reading This was on a Thursday evening, and the steamer stopped in Aden for three hours to coal.
events
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From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
exactadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzækt/
Strictly particular and correct.
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This was on a Thursday evening, and the steamer stopped in Aden for three hours to coal.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
Futteh
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
harbour
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From this reading But it disappeared, and in due course the ship moved slowly through the narrows into Aden harbour.
heat
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
high
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
hours
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From this reading This was on a Thursday evening, and the steamer stopped in Aden for three hours to coal.
houses
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
impatiently
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But it disappeared, and in due course the ship moved slowly through the narrows into Aden harbour.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
Jamrud
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
JEW
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From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
level
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From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
Linforth
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From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
Mocha
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
morningnounUS /morning/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
mosque
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
moved
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From this reading But it disappeared, and in due course the ship moved slowly through the narrows into Aden harbour.
narrow
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From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
narrows
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From this reading But it disappeared, and in due course the ship moved slowly through the narrows into Aden harbour.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
past
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From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
Peshawur
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From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
place
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From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
quitenounUS /quite/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
Ralston
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
Red
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From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
sand
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
Sea
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From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
Shah
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
shimmered
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
shipnounUS /ship/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But it disappeared, and in due course the ship moved slowly through the narrows into Aden harbour.
slide
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From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
slowly
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From this reading But it disappeared, and in due course the ship moved slowly through the narrows into Aden harbour.
small
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From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
SOLDIER
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From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
steamer
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From this reading This was on a Thursday evening, and the steamer stopped in Aden for three hours to coal.
stillnounUS /still/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
stoppednounUS /stopped/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading This was on a Thursday evening, and the steamer stopped in Aden for three hours to coal.
taffrail
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From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
taking
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
ThesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was on a Thursday evening, and the steamer stopped in Aden for three hours to coal.
three
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From this reading This was on a Thursday evening, and the steamer stopped in Aden for three hours to coal.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading But it disappeared, and in due course the ship moved slowly through the narrows into Aden harbour.
Thursday
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From this reading This was on a Thursday evening, and the steamer stopped in Aden for three hours to coal.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
tooknounUS /took/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/
in the direction of
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
towers
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
two
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From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
walk
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
watching
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
water's
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
waters
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From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading THE SOLDIER AND THE JEW These two events took place at Peshawur, while Linforth was still upon the waters of the Red Sea.
white
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
wide
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It seemed to him that the long narrow city so small and clear across the great level of calm sea would never slide past the taffrail.
yellow
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
zemindar
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From this reading To be quite exact, on that morning when Ralston was taking his long walk towards Jamrud with the zemindar Futteh Ali Shah, Linforth was watching impatiently from his deck-chair the high mosque towers, the white domes and great houses of Mocha, as they shimmered in the heat at the water's edge against a wide background of yellow sand.
