Chapter 15 of Cities of the Dawn is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Cities of the Dawn is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PYRAMIDS AND THE SPHINX. There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble. One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops. I did them both in one day. It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
Chapter 15 of Cities of the Dawn is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading “There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.”
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading “It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.”
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading “One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.”
plural of “pyramid” — a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
From this reading “THE PYRAMIDS AND THE SPHINX.”
pay back
From this reading “There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.”
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading “It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.”
an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
From this reading “THE PYRAMIDS AND THE SPHINX.”
(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
From this reading “It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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travelling about
In this reading “It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.”
In this reading “There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.”
In this reading “One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
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From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
(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 It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
to an ample degree or in an ample manner
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PYRAMIDS AND THE SPHINX.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
the two together, not just one
From this reading I did them both in one day.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
Egyptian Pharaoh of the 27th century BC who commissioned the Great Pyramid at Giza
From this reading One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I did them both in one day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did them both in one day.
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx
From this reading One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did them both in one day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading One is the museum at Gizeh, and the other the pyramids, especially the Great Pyramid of Cheops.
plural of “pyramid” — a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
From this reading THE PYRAMIDS AND THE SPHINX.
pay back
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
protected from heat and light with shade or shadow
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret
From this reading THE PYRAMIDS AND THE SPHINX.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PYRAMIDS AND THE SPHINX.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I did them both in one day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
a person who changes location
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
(of silk fabric) having a wavelike pattern
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
(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 It is a pleasant ride from Cairo, on a road broad, well watered, and shaded all the way by large acacia-trees.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There are two things in Egypt which amply repay the traveller for his trouble.
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