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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 _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Vessels of clay, and a dead man," replied the little bullock driver.
approached
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
bullock
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From this reading "Vessels of clay, and a dead man," replied the little bullock driver.
bullock-cart
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
byl-wan
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From this reading "What freight to-night, byl-wan?" inquired the Thanadar, when he came within speaking distance.
came
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
clay
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From this reading "Vessels of clay, and a dead man," replied the little bullock driver.
co-o-o-old
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From this reading "She died in the night of co-o-o-old," he keened.
conclave
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
Daughter
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
dead
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From this reading "Vessels of clay, and a dead man," replied the little bullock driver.
died
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From this reading "She died in the night of co-o-o-old," he keened.
distance
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From this reading "What freight to-night, byl-wan?" inquired the Thanadar, when he came within speaking distance.
driver
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From this reading "Vessels of clay, and a dead man," replied the little bullock driver.
Dutt
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
evening
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
fictitious
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From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
fire
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
freight
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From this reading "What freight to-night, byl-wan?" inquired the Thanadar, when he came within speaking distance.
frosty
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From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
Gods
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
Goor
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She died in the night of co-o-o-old," he keened.
high
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
inquired
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From this reading "What freight to-night, byl-wan?" inquired the Thanadar, when he came within speaking distance.
keened
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From this reading "She died in the night of co-o-o-old," he keened.
little
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From this reading "Vessels of clay, and a dead man," replied the little bullock driver.
long
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
man
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From this reading "Vessels of clay, and a dead man," replied the little bullock driver.
night
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From this reading "She died in the night of co-o-o-old," he keened.
note
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
own
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From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
pathos
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From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
person
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From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
rather
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From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
refrain
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
replied
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From this reading "Vessels of clay, and a dead man," replied the little bullock driver.
round
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She died in the night of co-o-o-old," he keened.
some
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From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
speaking
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From this reading "What freight to-night, byl-wan?" inquired the Thanadar, when he came within speaking distance.
sufferings
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From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
sung
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
Thanadar
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From this reading "What freight to-night, byl-wan?" inquired the Thanadar, when he came within speaking distance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
There
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From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
to-night
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From this reading "What freight to-night, byl-wan?" inquired the Thanadar, when he came within speaking distance.
told
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From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
Vessels
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From this reading "Vessels of clay, and a dead man," replied the little bullock driver.
village
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From this reading _A Daughter of the Gods_ To those in evening conclave round the fire came a long refrain sung on one high note by Goor Dutt, as his bullock-cart approached the village.
voice
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From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
WhatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What freight to-night, byl-wan?" inquired the Thanadar, when he came within speaking distance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading "What freight to-night, byl-wan?" inquired the Thanadar, when he came within speaking distance.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a pathos in his voice which told of his own sufferings, for the night was frosty, rather than those of some fictitious person.
withinprepositionUS /wɪˈðɪn/
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "What freight to-night, byl-wan?" inquired the Thanadar, when he came within speaking distance.
