used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
AfghannounUS /ˈæfɡæn/
a blanket knitted or crocheted in strips or squares; sometimes used as a shawl
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
in the past
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
(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 But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN HERAT AND BEYOND IT.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
see with attention
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading IN HERAT AND BEYOND IT.
boastingnounUS /ˈboʊstɪŋ/
speaking of yourself in superlatives
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
campingnounUS /ˈkæmpɪŋ/
the act of encamping and living in tents in a camp
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
canalsnounUS /kəˈnælz/
plural of “canal” — (astronomy) an indistinct surface feature of Mars once thought to be a system of channels; they are now believed to be an optical illusion
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
Dervaze-Irak
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From this reading We entered by the gate of _Dervaze-Irak_ (viz., the Gate of Irak).
Djolghei-Herat
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From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
dottedadjectiveUS /ˈdɑːtəd/
having a pattern of dots
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
embroideredverbUS /emˈbrɔɪdərd/
past form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading We entered by the gate of _Dervaze-Irak_ (viz., the Gate of Irak).
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
field-flowers
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From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
flourishingadjectiveUS /ˈflɜːrɪʃɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading We entered by the gate of _Dervaze-Irak_ (viz., the Gate of Irak).
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I saw with surprise how rapidly the wounds inflicted by war had healed.
healedadjectiveUS /hiːld/
freed from illness or injury
From this reading I saw with surprise how rapidly the wounds inflicted by war had healed.
HERATnoun
a city in northwestern Afghanistan on the site of several ancient cities
From this reading IN HERAT AND BEYOND IT.
hordesnounUS /hɔːrdz/
plural of “horde” — a vast multitude
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
how
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From this reading I saw with surprise how rapidly the wounds inflicted by war had healed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw with surprise how rapidly the wounds inflicted by war had healed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN HERAT AND BEYOND IT.
inflictedverbUS /ˌɪnˈflɪktɪd/
past form of “inflict” — impose something unpleasant
From this reading I saw with surprise how rapidly the wounds inflicted by war had healed.
intensest
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From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
intersectedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈsektɪd/
past form of “intersect” — meet at a point
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
Iraknoun
a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq
From this reading We entered by the gate of _Dervaze-Irak_ (viz., the Gate of Irak).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IN HERAT AND BEYOND IT.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
luxuriantadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriənt/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
meadowsnounUS /ˈmedoʊz/
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
with speed
From this reading I saw with surprise how rapidly the wounds inflicted by war had healed.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw with surprise how rapidly the wounds inflicted by war had healed.
situatedadjectiveUS /ˈsɪtʃuːeɪtɪd/
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading I saw with surprise how rapidly the wounds inflicted by war had healed.
swardnounUS /swɔːrd/
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
to-day
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From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
tramplingnounUS /ˈtræmplɪŋ/
the sound of heavy treading or stomping
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
verdurenoun
green foliage
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
vineyardsnounUS /ˈvɪnjərdz/
plural of “vineyard” — a farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
viz
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From this reading We entered by the gate of _Dervaze-Irak_ (viz., the Gate of Irak).
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading I saw with surprise how rapidly the wounds inflicted by war had healed.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We entered by the gate of _Dervaze-Irak_ (viz., the Gate of Irak).
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The large, flourishing valley, intersected by canals, in the centre of which the city of Herat is situated, is called _Djolghei-Herat_ (the Plain of Herat).
in the company of; together with
From this reading I saw with surprise how rapidly the wounds inflicted by war had healed.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading But two months ago savage Afghan hordes had been camping in the neighbourhood, trampling down and laying waste everything, and behold! to-day the fields and vineyards are boasting of their intensest verdure, and the meadows are covered with a luxuriant sward dotted all over with field-flowers, making them look like embroidered work.
woundsnounUS /wuːndz/
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading I saw with surprise how rapidly the wounds inflicted by war had healed.
