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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 WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
Abdur
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
appreciably
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From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
Arab
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From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
bar
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From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
BECOMES
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From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
BISHARIN
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From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
came
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From this reading The mere fact that the _kafila_ came from French territory was unanswerable.
CAMEL
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From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
caravan
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From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
centuries
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From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
certain
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
change
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From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
Crusade
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From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
differentiate
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
European
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From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
fact
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From this reading The mere fact that the _kafila_ came from French territory was unanswerable.
fading
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
felt
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From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
FirstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
Frank
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From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
French
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From this reading The mere fact that the _kafila_ came from French territory was unanswerable.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The mere fact that the _kafila_ came from French territory was unanswerable.
further
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From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
given
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From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
invader
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From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
Italian
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
Kad'r
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
kafila
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From this reading The mere fact that the _kafila_ came from French territory was unanswerable.
learnt
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
maledictions
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
man
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From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
mere
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From this reading The mere fact that the _kafila_ came from French territory was unanswerable.
mirage
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
murmured
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
namenounUS /name/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
nearest
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From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
nothingness
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
objective
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From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
Paynim
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From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
presence
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From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
progress
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From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
put
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From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
slowly
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
soldiers
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From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
species
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
stopping-place
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From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
territory
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From this reading The mere fact that the _kafila_ came from French territory was unanswerable.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
ThoughconjunctionUS /ðoʊ/
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
ToparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
toldnounUS /told/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
ultimate
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From this reading Though no one had told him the ultimate objective of the caravan, he felt that the presence of Italian soldiers at the nearest stopping-place put a bar to further progress.
unanswerable
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From this reading The mere fact that the _kafila_ came from French territory was unanswerable.
USEFUL
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From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
varieties
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
watched
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From this reading But he has learnt to differentiate between certain varieties of Frank, and Abdur Kad'r murmured maledictions on the Italian species as he watched the mirage slowly fading into nothingness.
WHEREIN
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From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
white
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From this reading WHEREIN A BISHARIN CAMEL BECOMES USEFUL To the Arab every white man is a Frank.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The European invader was given that name during the First Crusade, and the Paynim does not change appreciably with the centuries.
