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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 AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
account
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From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
afternoonnounUS /ˈafternoon/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
aided
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From this reading A queer, and to use his own epithet, a dramatic stroke of fortune aided him at a very critical moment.
all
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From this reading It was not he at all who brought his news to Kohara.
althoughnounUS /ˈalthough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
ANdeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
arrived
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From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
broughtnounUS /ˈbrought/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading It was not he at all who brought his news to Kohara.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
CaptainnounUS /ˈcaptain/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
contents
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From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
critical
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From this reading A queer, and to use his own epithet, a dramatic stroke of fortune aided him at a very critical moment.
day
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From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
Dir
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
door
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From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
dramatic
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From this reading A queer, and to use his own epithet, a dramatic stroke of fortune aided him at a very critical moment.
due
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From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
epithet
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From this reading A queer, and to use his own epithet, a dramatic stroke of fortune aided him at a very critical moment.
evernounUS /ever/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
fortunenounUS /ˈfortune/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading A queer, and to use his own epithet, a dramatic stroke of fortune aided him at a very critical moment.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A queer, and to use his own epithet, a dramatic stroke of fortune aided him at a very critical moment.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
indeed
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From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not he at all who brought his news to Kohara.
Kohara
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
learned
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From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
letter
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
letter's
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From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
Lowari
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
messenger
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
moment
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From this reading A queer, and to use his own epithet, a dramatic stroke of fortune aided him at a very critical moment.
NeitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
NEW
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
news
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From this reading It was not he at all who brought his news to Kohara.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not he at all who brought his news to Kohara.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
OLD
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
own
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From this reading A queer, and to use his own epithet, a dramatic stroke of fortune aided him at a very critical moment.
Pass
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
Peshawur
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
Phillips
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From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
queer
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From this reading A queer, and to use his own epithet, a dramatic stroke of fortune aided him at a very critical moment.
quickly
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From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
Ralston
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
reached
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From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
Resident
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
Resident's
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From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
rest-houses
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From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
road
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
sealedadjectiveUS /siːld/
closed and kept secret in this chapter’s sailing situation
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
sent
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
SHRINE
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Neither letter nor messenger, indeed, ever reached the Resident's door, although Captain Phillips learned something of the letter's contents a day before the messenger was due.
sooner
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From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
spendingnounUS /ˈspending/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
stroke
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From this reading A queer, and to use his own epithet, a dramatic stroke of fortune aided him at a very critical moment.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
timenounUS /time/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
TOMB
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
travelled
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
up
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
use
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From this reading A queer, and to use his own epithet, a dramatic stroke of fortune aided him at a very critical moment.
very
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From this reading A queer, and to use his own epithet, a dramatic stroke of fortune aided him at a very critical moment.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not he at all who brought his news to Kohara.
way
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From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading It was not he at all who brought his news to Kohara.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN OLD TOMB AND A NEW SHRINE The messenger whom Ralston sent with a sealed letter to the Resident at Kohara left Peshawur in the afternoon and travelled up the road by way of Dir and the Lowari Pass.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading He travelled quickly, spending little of his time at the rest-houses on the way, and yet arrived no sooner on that account.
