used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
(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 A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
on or to one side
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
English botanist who accompanied Captain Cook on his first voyage to the Pacific Ocean (1743-1820)
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
constructedverbUS /kənˈstrʌktəd/
past form of “construct” — make by combining materials and parts
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
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 The history of Egypt is the oldest known to us.
EgyptiansnounUS /ɪˈdʒɪpʃənz/
plural of “egyptian” — a native or inhabitant of Egypt
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
set up or found
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
foundedverbUS /ˈfaʊndɪd/
past form of “found” — set up or found
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
a long fixed look
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The history of Egypt is the oldest known to us.
ten 10s
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The history of Egypt is the oldest known to us.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading The history of Egypt is the oldest known to us.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
MemphisnounUS /ˈmemfəs/
largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
Mena
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From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
NILEnounUS /naɪl/
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 RIVER NILE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
oldestadjectiveUS /ˈoʊldəst/
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The history of Egypt is the oldest known to us.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
and nothing more
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
recordsnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdz/
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading THE RIVER NILE.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
sourcesnounUS /ˈsɔːrsəz/
plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RIVER NILE.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading A large portion of its history can be constructed from the native records of the Egyptians, and those records are all to be found on the banks of the Nile.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The history of Egypt is the oldest known to us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At length I gaze on the Nile—that marvellous river, the sources of which, though many have tried to find them, have only been discovered in our day.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
a late time of life
From this reading Four thousand four hundred years before Christ, Mena, the first King of Egypt of whom we have a record, founded Memphis, having turned aside the course of the Nile and established a temple service there.
