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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 Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
afar
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From this reading Cigarette, looking on from afar, saw the alien colors wave in the torchlight flickering on them.
Algeria
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
alien
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From this reading Cigarette, looking on from afar, saw the alien colors wave in the torchlight flickering on them.
also
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From this reading Before one were two other standards also: the flags of England and of Spain.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DESERT HAWK AND THE PARADISE-BIRD.
Arab-like
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
aside
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
BeforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before one were two other standards also: the flags of England and of Spain.
broad
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
camp
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
Cigarette
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From this reading Cigarette, looking on from afar, saw the alien colors wave in the torchlight flickering on them.
colors
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From this reading Cigarette, looking on from afar, saw the alien colors wave in the torchlight flickering on them.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
decorated
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
decoration
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
DESERT
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From this reading THE DESERT HAWK AND THE PARADISE-BIRD.
distantadjectiveUS /ˈdɪstənt/
not friendly or close
From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
England
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From this reading Before one were two other standards also: the flags of England and of Spain.
far
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
flags
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From this reading Before one were two other standards also: the flags of England and of Spain.
flickering
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From this reading Cigarette, looking on from afar, saw the alien colors wave in the torchlight flickering on them.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
front
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
gayly
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
grand
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
ground
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
guests
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
HAWK
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From this reading THE DESERT HAWK AND THE PARADISE-BIRD.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
looking
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From this reading Cigarette, looking on from afar, saw the alien colors wave in the torchlight flickering on them.
marquees
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
Marshal
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
number
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
obtained
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Cigarette, looking on from afar, saw the alien colors wave in the torchlight flickering on them.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Before one were two other standards also: the flags of England and of Spain.
other
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From this reading Before one were two other standards also: the flags of England and of Spain.
PARADISE-BIRD
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From this reading THE DESERT HAWK AND THE PARADISE-BIRD.
parted
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
provinces
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
saw
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From this reading Cigarette, looking on from afar, saw the alien colors wave in the torchlight flickering on them.
set
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
Some
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
southern
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
Spain
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From this reading Before one were two other standards also: the flags of England and of Spain.
standard
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
standards
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From this reading Before one were two other standards also: the flags of England and of Spain.
strip
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DESERT HAWK AND THE PARADISE-BIRD.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Cigarette, looking on from afar, saw the alien colors wave in the torchlight flickering on them.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
torchlight
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From this reading Cigarette, looking on from afar, saw the alien colors wave in the torchlight flickering on them.
Tricolor
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
twelve
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From this reading They were twelve in number, gayly decorated--as far as decoration could be obtained in the southern provinces of Algeria--and had, Arab-like, in front of each the standard of the Tricolor.
two
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From this reading Before one were two other standards also: the flags of England and of Spain.
unoccupied
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
wave
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From this reading Cigarette, looking on from afar, saw the alien colors wave in the torchlight flickering on them.
way
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From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some way distant, parted by a broad strip of unoccupied ground from the camp, were the grand marquees set aside for the Marshal and for his guests.
