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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 What terrible fate awaited them in the midst of a bloodthirsty, savage tribe?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
any
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
avail
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
awaited
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From this reading What terrible fate awaited them in the midst of a bloodthirsty, savage tribe?
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
beforehand
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From this reading But when would that take place, and what would they have to endure beforehand?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading His only comforting thought was that they were being carried off for Smain to exchange them for his children.
bloodthirsty
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From this reading What terrible fate awaited them in the midst of a bloodthirsty, savage tribe?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when would that take place, and what would they have to endure beforehand?
carried
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From this reading His only comforting thought was that they were being carried off for Smain to exchange them for his children.
children
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From this reading His only comforting thought was that they were being carried off for Smain to exchange them for his children.
comforting
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From this reading His only comforting thought was that they were being carried off for Smain to exchange them for his children.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
disappearednounUS /ˈdisappeared/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The last hope of escaping during the journey had entirely disappeared.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The last hope of escaping during the journey had entirely disappeared.
endure
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From this reading But when would that take place, and what would they have to endure beforehand?
entirelynounUS /ˈentirely/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The last hope of escaping during the journey had entirely disappeared.
escaping
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From this reading The last hope of escaping during the journey had entirely disappeared.
exchange
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From this reading His only comforting thought was that they were being carried off for Smain to exchange them for his children.
fate
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From this reading What terrible fate awaited them in the midst of a bloodthirsty, savage tribe?
fatigue
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His only comforting thought was that they were being carried off for Smain to exchange them for his children.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The last hope of escaping during the journey had entirely disappeared.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But when would that take place, and what would they have to endure beforehand?
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
HisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His only comforting thought was that they were being carried off for Smain to exchange them for his children.
hope
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From this reading The last hope of escaping during the journey had entirely disappeared.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What terrible fate awaited them in the midst of a bloodthirsty, savage tribe?
journeynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading The last hope of escaping during the journey had entirely disappeared.
knew
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
lastnounUS /last/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The last hope of escaping during the journey had entirely disappeared.
Mahdi
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
midst
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From this reading What terrible fate awaited them in the midst of a bloodthirsty, savage tribe?
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
now
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last hope of escaping during the journey had entirely disappeared.
off
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From this reading His only comforting thought was that they were being carried off for Smain to exchange them for his children.
only
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From this reading His only comforting thought was that they were being carried off for Smain to exchange them for his children.
overtake
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
parties
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
place
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From this reading But when would that take place, and what would they have to endure beforehand?
reach
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
realized
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
savage
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From this reading What terrible fate awaited them in the midst of a bloodthirsty, savage tribe?
searching
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
Smain
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
Stasch
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
surrendered
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
survived
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From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
takenounUS /take/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading But when would that take place, and what would they have to endure beforehand?
terriblenounUS /ˈterrible/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading What terrible fate awaited them in the midst of a bloodthirsty, savage tribe?
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last hope of escaping during the journey had entirely disappeared.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
thinknounUS /think/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
thoughtnounUS /thought/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading His only comforting thought was that they were being carried off for Smain to exchange them for his children.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
tribe
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From this reading What terrible fate awaited them in the midst of a bloodthirsty, savage tribe?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His only comforting thought was that they were being carried off for Smain to exchange them for his children.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His only comforting thought was that they were being carried off for Smain to exchange them for his children.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But when would that take place, and what would they have to endure beforehand?
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading But when would that take place, and what would they have to endure beforehand?
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Stasch knew that nothing he could think of would now be of any avail; he realized that the searching parties would not overtake them, and that if they survived the fatigue of the journey, they would reach the Mahdi and be surrendered to Smain.
