used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
Ahaggar
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From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
bedouinnounUS /ˈbedoʊən/
a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
blossomverbUS /ˈblɑːsəm/
produce or yield flowers
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
characteristicsnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪks/
plural of “characteristic” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
CrawfordnounUS /ˈkrɔːfərd/
United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857)
From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
entoned
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From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
divisible by two
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
HomernounUS /ˈhoʊmər/
a base hit on which the batter scores a run
From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
leadershipnounUS /ˈliːdərʃɪp/
the activity of leading
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
LegionnounUS /ˈliːdʒən/
archaic terms for army
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
Melchizedek
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From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
millenniumnounUS /məˈleniəm/
a span of 1000 years
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
overtonesnounUS /ˈoʊvərtoʊnz/
plural of “overtone” — (usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
pressurenounUS /ˈpreʃər/
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
SaharanounUS /səˈherə/
the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
seizeverbUS /siːz/
take hold of; grab
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
staturenounUS /ˈstætʃər/
high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
survivalnounUS /sərˈvaɪvəl/
a state of surviving; remaining alive
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
surviveverbUS /sərˈvaɪv/
continue to live and avoid dying
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Know, O Melchizedek, that it has been decided that the Ahaggar Tuareg will be the heart of my Desert Legion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
throveverbUS /θroʊv/
inflected form of “thrive” — grow vigorously
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
Tuaregnoun
a member of a nomadic Berber people of the Sahara
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Homer Crawford now turned on the pressure.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice took on overtones of the positive, his personality seemed to reach out and seize them, and even his physical stature seemed to grow.
wastesnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
which person or people
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Some indeed of the ways of the bedouin must go," he entoned, "but the Tuareg will survive under my leadership.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A people who have throve a millennium and more in the great wastes of the Sahara have strong survival characteristics and will blossom, not die, in my new world.
