3,000
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From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
6,000
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From this reading The pass we were making for measured nearly 6,000 feet, and it looked low in the level of the range.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
barrenadjectiveUS /ˈbærən/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
Boulghar
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From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
boundsnounUS /baʊndz/
the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of something
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
placed crosswise
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
Dagh
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From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
destinationnounUS /ˌdestəˈneɪʃən/
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
Eregli
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From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The pass we were making for measured nearly 6,000 feet, and it looked low in the level of the range.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
heightsnounUS /haɪts/
a high place
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The pass we were making for measured nearly 6,000 feet, and it looked low in the level of the range.
Kishla
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From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
immediately past
From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
the act of departing
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The pass we were making for measured nearly 6,000 feet, and it looked low in the level of the range.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The pass we were making for measured nearly 6,000 feet, and it looked low in the level of the range.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The pass we were making for measured nearly 6,000 feet, and it looked low in the level of the range.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The pass we were making for measured nearly 6,000 feet, and it looked low in the level of the range.
measuredadjectiveUS /ˈmeʒərd/
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading The pass we were making for measured nearly 6,000 feet, and it looked low in the level of the range.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The pass we were making for measured nearly 6,000 feet, and it looked low in the level of the range.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
go across or through
From this reading The pass we were making for measured nearly 6,000 feet, and it looked low in the level of the range.
plainsnounUS /pleɪnz/
plural of “plain” — extensive tract of level open land
From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
plateaunounUS /plæˈtoʊ/
a relatively flat highland
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
sea-leveladjective
lying below the normal level
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
semicirclenoun
a plane figure with the shape of half a circle
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
TAURUSnounUS /ˈtɔːrəs/
Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
Tchaym
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From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
Ulu
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From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We had always been over 3,000 feet above sea-level, and now the heights of the Boulghar Dagh, as this part of the Taurus is called, rose high above us.
precisely as stated
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN THE TAURUS The Taurus range bounds in a semicircle the base of the plateau we had crossed.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The next day was to be our last on the plains, for our destination was Ulu Kishla, well up on the hills.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pass we were making for measured nearly 6,000 feet, and it looked low in the level of the range.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After leaving Eregli we had made a short day to Tchaym, some four hours' ride across a very barren stretch of country, with the snow mountains always in front of us.
