used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading They trailed along with us for an hour with their hands extended, begging for coins.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM BAKSHISH is the call of the Near East.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM BAKSHISH is the call of the Near East.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Memphis two hundred people greeted us a mile from the town with a chorus of _bakshish_.
BAKSHISHnoun
a relatively small amount of money given for services rendered (as by a waiter)
From this reading AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM BAKSHISH is the call of the Near East.
beggingnounUS /ˈbeɡɪŋ/
a solicitation for money or food (especially in the street by an apparently penniless person)
From this reading They trailed along with us for an hour with their hands extended, begging for coins.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM BAKSHISH is the call of the Near East.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
chorusnounUS /ˈkɔːrəs/
any utterance produced simultaneously by a group
From this reading At Memphis two hundred people greeted us a mile from the town with a chorus of _bakshish_.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM BAKSHISH is the call of the Near East.
coinsnounUS /kɔɪnz/
plural of “coin” — a flat metal piece (usually a disc) used as money
From this reading They trailed along with us for an hour with their hands extended, begging for coins.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM BAKSHISH is the call of the Near East.
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 Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
at any time
From this reading This group of people was one of the most forlorn I have ever seen.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading They trailed along with us for an hour with their hands extended, begging for coins.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They trailed along with us for an hour with their hands extended, begging for coins.
forlornadjectiveUS /fərˈlɔːrn/
marked by or showing hopelessness
From this reading This group of people was one of the most forlorn I have ever seen.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At Memphis two hundred people greeted us a mile from the town with a chorus of _bakshish_.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading At Memphis two hundred people greeted us a mile from the town with a chorus of _bakshish_.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading This group of people was one of the most forlorn I have ever seen.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading They trailed along with us for an hour with their hands extended, begging for coins.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This group of people was one of the most forlorn I have ever seen.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading They trailed along with us for an hour with their hands extended, begging for coins.
ten 10s
From this reading At Memphis two hundred people greeted us a mile from the town with a chorus of _bakshish_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This group of people was one of the most forlorn I have ever seen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM BAKSHISH is the call of the Near East.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM BAKSHISH is the call of the Near East.
JERUSALEMnounUS /dʒərˈuːsələm/
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM BAKSHISH is the call of the Near East.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
MemphisnounUS /ˈmemfəs/
largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River
From this reading At Memphis two hundred people greeted us a mile from the town with a chorus of _bakshish_.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading At Memphis two hundred people greeted us a mile from the town with a chorus of _bakshish_.
used to form the superlative
From this reading This group of people was one of the most forlorn I have ever seen.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM BAKSHISH is the call of the Near East.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM BAKSHISH is the call of the Near East.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This group of people was one of the most forlorn I have ever seen.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading At Memphis two hundred people greeted us a mile from the town with a chorus of _bakshish_.
express in words
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading This group of people was one of the most forlorn I have ever seen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN AMERICAN CHRISTMAS IN JERUSALEM BAKSHISH is the call of the Near East.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They trailed along with us for an hour with their hands extended, begging for coins.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They trailed along with us for an hour with their hands extended, begging for coins.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading At Memphis two hundred people greeted us a mile from the town with a chorus of _bakshish_.
trailedverbUS /treɪld/
past form of “trail” — to lag or linger behind
From this reading They trailed along with us for an hour with their hands extended, begging for coins.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At Memphis two hundred people greeted us a mile from the town with a chorus of _bakshish_.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At Memphis two hundred people greeted us a mile from the town with a chorus of _bakshish_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This group of people was one of the most forlorn I have ever seen.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At Memphis two hundred people greeted us a mile from the town with a chorus of _bakshish_.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Nearly every man, woman and child in Egypt must say this word a thousand times a day.
