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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 Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading They clustered now about the ten-foot djinni.
allies
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
asked
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From this reading "What of my eight men at the prison and barracks?" asked Godwin.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What of my eight men at the prison and barracks?" asked Godwin.
barracks
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From this reading "What of my eight men at the prison and barracks?" asked Godwin.
Bedouins
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
captured
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
chamber
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From this reading They stood together in Mufaddal's private chamber.
chance
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From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
chief
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
chose
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
clustered
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From this reading They clustered now about the ten-foot djinni.
Crusaders
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
cut
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From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
dark-faced
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
defend
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From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
djinni
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From this reading They clustered now about the ten-foot djinni.
down
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From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
eight
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From this reading "What of my eight men at the prison and barracks?" asked Godwin.
El
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
free
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
Godwin
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From this reading "What of my eight men at the prison and barracks?" asked Godwin.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
immobility
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They stood together in Mufaddal's private chamber.
King
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From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
men
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From this reading "What of my eight men at the prison and barracks?" asked Godwin.
Mihrjan
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From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
move
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
Mufaddal
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
Mufaddal's
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From this reading They stood together in Mufaddal's private chamber.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What of my eight men at the prison and barracks?" asked Godwin.
now
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From this reading They clustered now about the ten-foot djinni.
O
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From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
prison
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From this reading "What of my eight men at the prison and barracks?" asked Godwin.
private
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From this reading They stood together in Mufaddal's private chamber.
Ramizail
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
said
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From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
Sareuk
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
Slain
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From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
sorcerernounUS /ˈsɔːr.sər.ər/
A person who claims or is believed to have magical powers; a wizard of dark enchantments.
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
spell
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood together in Mufaddal's private chamber.
surprise
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From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
ten-foot
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From this reading They clustered now about the ten-foot djinni.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood together in Mufaddal's private chamber.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
together
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From this reading They stood together in Mufaddal's private chamber.
transferred
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From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What of my eight men at the prison and barracks?" asked Godwin.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The spell of immobility had been transferred to the dark-faced Mufaddal and his chief sorcerer, while Ramizail and El Sareuk with their allies the Bedouins and captured Crusaders were free to move where they chose.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Mihrjan said, "Slain, O King, cut down by surprise without a chance to defend themselves."
