Chapter III

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

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

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

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

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From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

plural of “aqueduct” — a conduit that resembles a bridge but carries water over a valley

From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.

plural of “basin” — a bowl-shaped vessel; usually used for holding food or liquids

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

plural of “century” — a period of 100 years

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

extensive tract of level open land

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on

From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.

a politically organized body of people under a single government

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

uncannily or threateningly dark or obscure

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

closed in or surrounded or included within

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.

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From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

so exceedingly large or extensive as to suggest a giant or mammoth

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

a female deity

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

the body of people who are citizens of a particular government

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

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

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

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

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

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

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

brought about or caused; not spontaneous

From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

plural of “lake” — a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

plural of “mead” — United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization

From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

plural of “pond” — a small lake

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

at an earlier time or formerly

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.

possessive form of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one

From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.

relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

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

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

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

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

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

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading I THE GARDENS OF THE GODDESS The temple of Aphrodite-Astarte stood outside the gates of the town, in an immense park, full of flowers and shade.

moved around an axis or center

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

green foliage

From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.

a region marking a boundary

From this reading This flowering forest on the sea’s verge, these deep streams, these lakes, these darkling meadows, had been created in the desert more than two centuries previously by the first of the Ptolemies.

binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent

From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

past form of “widen” — become broader or wider or more extensive

From this reading Since then, the sycamores planted by his orders had grown to gigantic size; under the influence of the fertilising waters, the lawns had grown into meads, the basins had widened into ponds, nature had turned a park into a champaign.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The gardens were more than a valley, more than a country; they were a complete world enclosed by bounds of stone and governed by a goddess, the soul and centre of this universe.

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading The Nile water, conveyed by seven aqueducts, induced an extraordinary verdure all the year round.