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From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
AsianounUS /ˈeɪʒə/
the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
averageadjectiveUS /ˈævərɪdʒ/
approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
FORBIDDENadjectiveUS /fərˈbɪd.ən/
Not allowed; banned or prohibited by rule or law.
From this reading A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That is why I went there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is why I went there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
precisely, exactly
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
sea-leveladjective
lying below the normal level
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
tablelandnoun
a relatively flat highland
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The average height of this desolate tableland--some 15,000 feet above sea-level--is higher than the highest mountains of Europe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is why I went there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That is why I went there.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This strange country, cold and barren, lies on a high tableland in the heart of Asia.
TibetnounUS /təˈbet/
an autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China; located in the Himalayas
From this reading A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A FORBIDDEN COUNTRY Tibet was a forbidden land.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That is why I went there.
at the time that
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading That is why I went there.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading People are right when they call it the "roof of the world."
