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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 We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
all
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
alter
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From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
any
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
beautiful
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From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
Black
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From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
Bosporus
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From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
buying
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
celebrated
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celebrity
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From this reading He rejoices daily in the fact that he is a recognized celebrity.
clutches
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
Constantinople
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From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
curious
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
customs
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From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
daily
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From this reading He rejoices daily in the fact that he is a recognized celebrity.
day
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From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
dozen
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From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
established
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From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
fact
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From this reading He rejoices daily in the fact that he is a recognized celebrity.
far
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From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
FAR-AWAY
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
guide
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
guide-books
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From this reading Murray's invaluable guide-books have mentioned 'Far-away Moses' name, and he is a made man.
guides
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From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Murray's invaluable guide-books have mentioned 'Far-away Moses' name, and he is a made man.
HoweveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
invaluable
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From this reading Murray's invaluable guide-books have mentioned 'Far-away Moses' name, and he is a made man.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Murray's invaluable guide-books have mentioned 'Far-away Moses' name, and he is a made man.
late
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From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
leftnounUS /left/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
made
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From this reading Murray's invaluable guide-books have mentioned 'Far-away Moses' name, and he is a made man.
man
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From this reading Murray's invaluable guide-books have mentioned 'Far-away Moses' name, and he is a made man.
manner
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
mentioned
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From this reading Murray's invaluable guide-books have mentioned 'Far-away Moses' name, and he is a made man.
MOSES
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
Murray's
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From this reading Murray's invaluable guide-books have mentioned 'Far-away Moses' name, and he is a made man.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Murray's invaluable guide-books have mentioned 'Far-away Moses' name, and he is a made man.
nevernounUS /never/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
ottar
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
partialities
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From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
passengers
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From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
please
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From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
recognized
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From this reading He rejoices daily in the fact that he is a recognized celebrity.
rejoices
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From this reading He rejoices daily in the fact that he is a recognized celebrity.
roses
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
sailed
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From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
Sea
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From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
seduce
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
ship-load
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
show
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From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
splendid
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He rejoices daily in the fact that he is a recognized celebrity.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
things
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
Turkish
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
up
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From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
use
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
vestments
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From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We left a dozen passengers in Constantinople, and sailed through the beautiful Bosporus and far up into the Black Sea.
whims
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From this reading However, we can not alter our established customs to please the whims of guides; we can not show partialities this late in the day.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We left them in the clutches of the celebrated Turkish guide, “FAR-AWAY MOSES,” who will seduce them into buying a ship-load of ottar of roses, splendid Turkish vestments, and all manner of curious things they can never have any use for.
