adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
AccordinglyadverbUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋli/
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
Achmet
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From this reading MAHOMET, Achmet, and Ali are equivalent to Smith, Brown, and Thompson.
AlinounUS /ˈɑːli/
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading MAHOMET, Achmet, and Ali are equivalent to Smith, Brown, and Thompson.
Alis
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From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
almostadverbUS /ˈɔːlmoʊst/
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MAHOMET, Achmet, and Ali are equivalent to Smith, Brown, and Thompson.
attendantsnounUS /əˈtendənts/
plural of “attendant” — someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
blackadjectiveUS /blæk/
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
BrownnounUS /braʊn/
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading MAHOMET, Achmet, and Ali are equivalent to Smith, Brown, and Thompson.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
CaironounUS /ˈkaɪroʊ/
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
declaredadjectiveUS /dɪˈklerd/
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
DONnounUS /dɑːn/
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DON JUAN.
Dongola
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From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
dragomannoun
an interpreter and guide in the Near East
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
EnglishmennounUS /ˌeŋˈlɪʃmən/
plural of “englishman” — a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
equivalentnounUS /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/
a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc
From this reading MAHOMET, Achmet, and Ali are equivalent to Smith, Brown, and Thompson.
exceedinglyadverbUS /ɪkˈsiːdɪŋli/
to an extreme degree
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
guidenounUS /ɡaɪd/
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
JUAN
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From this reading DON JUAN.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
MAHOMETnoun
the Arab prophet who, according to Islam, was the last messenger of Allah (570-632)
From this reading MAHOMET, Achmet, and Ali are equivalent to Smith, Brown, and Thompson.
Mongst
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From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
namedverbUS /neɪmd/
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
numbernounUS /ˈnʌmbər/
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
pithnounUS /pɪθ/
soft spongelike central cylinder of the stems of most flowering plants
From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
principalnounUS /ˈprɪnsəpəl/
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
regardingverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪŋ/
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
regularadjectiveUS /ˈreɡjələr/
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
severaladjectiveUS /ˈsevrəl/
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
shadenounUS /ʃeɪd/
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
SixteenadjectiveUS /sɪkˈstiːn/
being one more than fifteen
From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
SmithnounUS /smɪθ/
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
subsequentlyadverbUS /ˈsʌbsəkwəntli/
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
tenaciousadjectiveUS /təˈneɪʃəs/
good at remembering
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
ThompsonnounUS /ˈtɑːmpsən/
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAHOMET, Achmet, and Ali are equivalent to Smith, Brown, and Thompson.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Accordingly, of my few attendants, my dragoman was Mahomet, and my principal guide was Achmet; and subsequently I had a number of Alis.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "'Mongst them were several Englishmen of pith, Sixteen named Thompson, and nineteen named Smith."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mahomet was a regular Cairo dragoman, a native of Dongola, almost black, but exceedingly tenacious regarding his shade of colour, which he declared to be light brown.
