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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 Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
aft
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From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
AgainnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
approach
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From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
arm
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
aside
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
cast
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
caught
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
conversation
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From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
deck
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From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
deities
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From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
directing
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From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
donenounUS /done/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
engaged
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From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
evennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
glances
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From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
heart
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From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
Kondaro
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From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
ladder
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From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
Ladro
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
looknounUS /look/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
low-toned
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From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
most
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From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
Musa
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
noddednounUS /nodded/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
offend
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From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
officer
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From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
painfully
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From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
particular
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From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
pulling
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
quick
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From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
seaman
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
slaves
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From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
started
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From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
Surely
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From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
then
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From this reading Again, Ladro cast a look at Musa, then he caught the seaman by the arm, pulling him aside.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Surely, he thought, he had done nothing to offend even the most particular of deities.
thudding
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From this reading Musa started across the deck to the ladder, his heart thudding painfully.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.
two
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From this reading The two engaged in a low-toned conversation, directing quick glances at Musa.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading At last, the officer nodded and went aft, to approach one of the slaves of Kondaro.