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12th
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7
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
Abou
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
accompaniment
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From this reading Women and men bore down on us, dancing and clapping their hands to a hideous accompaniment of tomtoms and drums.
afterwards
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From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
arrival
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From this reading Many of them leaped and capered in the craziest fashion to emphasize the display of pleasure at our arrival.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
bore
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From this reading Women and men bore down on us, dancing and clapping their hands to a hideous accompaniment of tomtoms and drums.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
came
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
capered
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From this reading Many of them leaped and capered in the craziest fashion to emphasize the display of pleasure at our arrival.
children
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
clapping
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From this reading Women and men bore down on us, dancing and clapping their hands to a hideous accompaniment of tomtoms and drums.
country
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From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
craziest
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From this reading Many of them leaped and capered in the craziest fashion to emphasize the display of pleasure at our arrival.
cry
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
dancing
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From this reading Women and men bore down on us, dancing and clapping their hands to a hideous accompaniment of tomtoms and drums.
declaring
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From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
delight
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
delivered
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From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
display
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From this reading Many of them leaped and capered in the craziest fashion to emphasize the display of pleasure at our arrival.
down
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From this reading Women and men bore down on us, dancing and clapping their hands to a hideous accompaniment of tomtoms and drums.
drums
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From this reading Women and men bore down on us, dancing and clapping their hands to a hideous accompaniment of tomtoms and drums.
Egypt
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
emphasize
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From this reading Many of them leaped and capered in the craziest fashion to emphasize the display of pleasure at our arrival.
English
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From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
entire
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
exhibition
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
expectverbUS /ɪkˈspekt/
to think that something will happen
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
expressed
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
fashion
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From this reading Many of them leaped and capered in the craziest fashion to emphasize the display of pleasure at our arrival.
festivals
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
forth
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From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
give
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
giving
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
hands
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From this reading Women and men bore down on us, dancing and clapping their hands to a hideous accompaniment of tomtoms and drums.
Harras
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
heard
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
hideous
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From this reading Women and men bore down on us, dancing and clapping their hands to a hideous accompaniment of tomtoms and drums.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
honour
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Many of them leaped and capered in the craziest fashion to emphasize the display of pleasure at our arrival.
leaped
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From this reading Many of them leaped and capered in the craziest fashion to emphasize the display of pleasure at our arrival.
leisurely
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
longer
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From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
Lower
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
man
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
Many
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From this reading Many of them leaped and capered in the craziest fashion to emphasize the display of pleasure at our arrival.
marriage
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
men
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From this reading Women and men bore down on us, dancing and clapping their hands to a hideous accompaniment of tomtoms and drums.
morning
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
now
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From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
old
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Many of them leaped and capered in the craziest fashion to emphasize the display of pleasure at our arrival.
out
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
pace
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
panegyric
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From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
peculiar
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
pleasure
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From this reading Many of them leaped and capered in the craziest fashion to emphasize the display of pleasure at our arrival.
public
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
receive
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
reception
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
reminded
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
saviours
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From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
Soudanese
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From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
surprised
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
sword-play
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Women and men bore down on us, dancing and clapping their hands to a hideous accompaniment of tomtoms and drums.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Many of them leaped and capered in the craziest fashion to emphasize the display of pleasure at our arrival.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
thoroughly
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
tomtoms
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From this reading Women and men bore down on us, dancing and clapping their hands to a hideous accompaniment of tomtoms and drums.
torn
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From this reading He afterwards delivered a panegyric of the English, declaring that they were the saviours of his country, that the children of the Soudanese were now no longer torn from them, and so forth.
tremolo
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From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
turned
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
village
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
WepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
welcome
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From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading We did not expect to receive a public welcome at Abou Harras, and were thoroughly surprised when the entire village, on the morning of the 12th, turned out to give us a reception.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The women and children expressed their delight by a peculiar tremolo cry, which reminded me of that heard in Lower Egypt at marriage festivals.[7] One old man came on at a leisurely pace giving an exhibition of sword-play in our honour.
Women
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From this reading Women and men bore down on us, dancing and clapping their hands to a hideous accompaniment of tomtoms and drums.
