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122
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
700
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
abroad
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From this reading For Europeans, work is then out of the question, and it is impossible to venture abroad in the scorching air.
air
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From this reading For Europeans, work is then out of the question, and it is impossible to venture abroad in the scorching air.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
anywhere
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atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
Bagdad
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
barred
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
bearable
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From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
blows
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
Caspian
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cockpit
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dash
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degrees
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
DUNSTERVILLE'S
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duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
EARLY
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
East
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equivalent
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From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
Europeans
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From this reading For Europeans, work is then out of the question, and it is impossible to venture abroad in the scorching air.
Fahr
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
failed
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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
FORCE
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forms
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From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
helps
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From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
herenounUS /here/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
HISTORY
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
Holding
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hot
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From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
houses
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From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
How
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
hundreds
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impossible
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From this reading For Europeans, work is then out of the question, and it is impossible to venture abroad in the scorching air.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For Europeans, work is then out of the question, and it is impossible to venture abroad in the scorching air.
Jealousy
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
just
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From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
local
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From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
makenounUS /make/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
Middle
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
mile
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miles
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most
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From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
muddle
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
noonday
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
often
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
out
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From this reading For Europeans, work is then out of the question, and it is impossible to venture abroad in the scorching air.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
Persia
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
place
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
pleasantnounUS /pleasant/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
politics
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
punkah
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From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
pyjamas
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From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
questionnounUS /ˈquestion/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading For Europeans, work is then out of the question, and it is impossible to venture abroad in the scorching air.
raid
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
recent
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residence
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
room
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From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
scorching
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From this reading For Europeans, work is then out of the question, and it is impossible to venture abroad in the scorching air.
season
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From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
Serdab
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From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
shade
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
Sherki
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
siesta
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From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
Some
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
south
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
suit
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From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
temperature
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From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
then
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From this reading For Europeans, work is then out of the question, and it is impossible to venture abroad in the scorching air.
There
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From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
thinnest
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From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
underground
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From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
usually
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From this reading The local equivalent of a punkah is usually to be found here, and this helps to make life just bearable during the hot season.
venture
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From this reading For Europeans, work is then out of the question, and it is impossible to venture abroad in the scorching air.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
way
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From this reading EARLY HISTORY OF DUNSTERVILLE'S FORCE Jealousy and muddle--The dash for the Caspian--Holding on hundreds of miles from anywhere--A 700-mile raid that failed--The cockpit of the Middle East--Some recent politics in Persia--How our way to the Caspian was barred.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is nothing for it but a suit of the thinnest pyjamas and a siesta in the Serdab or underground room which forms part of most Bagdad houses.
windnounUS /wind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Bagdad is not a pleasant place of residence when the Sherki, or south wind, blows, and when at noonday the shade temperature is often 122 degrees Fahr.
work
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From this reading For Europeans, work is then out of the question, and it is impossible to venture abroad in the scorching air.
