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Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope, Volume 1 (of 3)

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.
On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.
To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.
It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.
He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.
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Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope, Volume 1 (of 3)

Chapter XV

Chapter 15 of Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope, Volume 1 (of 3) is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.
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On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.
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To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.
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It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.
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He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

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About preposition US /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading “On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.”

After preposition US /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading “It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.”

Against preposition US /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading “It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.”

Ancient adjective US /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading “Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.”

Been auxiliary verb US /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading “To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.”

Being auxiliary verb US /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading “On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.”

Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.”

Himself pronoun US /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading “He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.”

One pronoun US /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading “He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.”

Under preposition US /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading “It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.”

Whose determiner US /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading “It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.”

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18th

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Abd

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

accompanied

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

Acre

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

afternoon

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

Ali

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

all

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

already

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From this reading To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.

AncientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/

Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.

From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

animals

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

Aqueduct

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Arrival

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

attached

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

baggage

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

Beautiful

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.

beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

Blind

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

camels

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

caravan

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

coffee-house

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

committed

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From this reading To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.

conduct

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From this reading To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.

consequence

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

Constantinople

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

country

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Damascus

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

Damiani

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Dangerous

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

death

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

Departure

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Distant

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

District

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Egyptian

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

El

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Encampment

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Europe

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

exile

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

fled

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

four

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Gazzeah

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Genoa

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

Gezzàr

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

government

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

Grave

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

grooms

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

grottoes

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Guffer

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

Hadj

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

hostess

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

how

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

janissary

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From this reading To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.

journey

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

July

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

just

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

Kasmia

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Khudder

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

left

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

Leghorn

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

linen

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

loaded

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

Marseilles

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

mentioned

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From this reading To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.

Metoualis

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Naples

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

narrative

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From this reading To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.

Nasif

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

Night

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

now

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

number

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

obliged

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

offered

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

OnprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

other

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Pasha

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

pass

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

people

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

Porte

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

quit

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

Ras-el-ayn

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

rebels

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

remained

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

remains

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

returned

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

revolt

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

River

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

road

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Roman

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Sarfent

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Sayd

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Sayda

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

seen

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

Selim

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

sepulchral

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

services

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

Signor

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Slave-dealer

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

some

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

suspicions

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

Syria

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.

three

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From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

time

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From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.

travellers

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Tyre

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

used

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

view

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

Village

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

visited

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading On the 18th of July, the baggage being all loaded on camels, about three in the afternoon, the caravan, for such, from the number of people and animals, it now was, left Acre.

washing

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading To Hadj Ali, a janissary, who has already been mentioned in this narrative, was committed the conduct of the baggage.

whosedeterminerUS /huːz/

belonging to which person

From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading It has just now been seen how, in the revolt against El Gezzàr, he had fled with the rebels to Constantinople, under Selim Pasha; after whose death, Ali returned to Syria, and offered his services to Nasif, at that time pasha of Damascus.

Women

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From this reading Departure from Acre--Hadj Ali--Night journey--Encampment at El Guffer--Roman road--Dangerous pass--Distant view of Tyre--Ras-el-ayn--Aqueduct--Slave-dealer--Egyptian grooms--Women washing linen--River Kasmia--Blind travellers--Ancient sepulchral grottoes and other remains--Sarfent--Signor Damiani--The Khudder, used as a coffee-house--The hostess--Grave of Sayd el Abd--Village of Gazzeah--District of the Metoualis--Arrival at Sayda--Beautiful country.

years

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From this reading He remained with him some years; and when, in consequence of suspicions attached to his government by the Porte, Nasif was obliged to quit his country, and exile himself in Europe, Ali was one of three or four who accompanied him, and, with him, visited Naples, Genoa, Leghorn, and Marseilles.