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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 Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
al
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
appear
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
AsconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As a matter of fact, they merely thought him a tasteless slob.
beans
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
beer
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
bread
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
brewed
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
brown-eyed
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
bulky
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
buzah
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
cheapest
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
clad
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
consisted
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
cotton
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
cucumbers
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
daily
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
dark-faced
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
down
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
dress
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
eat
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
eating
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
eggs
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
fact
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From this reading As a matter of fact, they merely thought him a tasteless slob.
fanatical
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
fellahin
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
fermented
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
flat-nosed
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
followers
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
foods
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
fried
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
ful
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
gallabiyah
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
garments
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
gown-like
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
gray
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
green
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
hard-boiled
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
held
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
hulk
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
long
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
loose
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
made
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
Mamun
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
man
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
man's
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
matter
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From this reading As a matter of fact, they merely thought him a tasteless slob.
meal
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
merely
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From this reading As a matter of fact, they merely thought him a tasteless slob.
midday
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
millet
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
Mufaddal
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
onions
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
opinion
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
pants
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
poor
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
preferred
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
quarts
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
sameadjectiveUS /seɪm/
Identical; not different.
From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
samn
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
self-sacrificing
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
single-minded
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
skullcap
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
slob
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From this reading As a matter of fact, they merely thought him a tasteless slob.
soiled
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
strong
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
tall
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From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
tasteless
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From this reading As a matter of fact, they merely thought him a tasteless slob.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As a matter of fact, they merely thought him a tasteless slob.
thought
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From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a poor man's meal, but Mufaddal preferred to eat the cheapest of foods, for he thought that it made him appear fanatical and single-minded and self-sacrificing to his followers.
warped
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From this reading He held the same warped opinion about his garments, and clad himself daily in a gray _gallabiyah_, the gown-like dress of the fellahin, with long loose cotton pants and a soiled green skullcap.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mufaddal al Mamun, a tall, bulky, brown-eyed, flat-nosed, dark-faced hulk of a man, was eating his midday meal.
washed
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From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading It consisted of _ful_ beans fried in _samn_, millet bread, onions, cucumbers, and hard-boiled eggs, washed down with quarts of strong _buzah_, beer brewed from fermented bread.
