a vaguely specified concern
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
(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 But not at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had turned our backs upon medieval Cairo, and our faces toward Ethiopia.
appropriateverbUS /əˈproʊpriət/
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
ASIUT
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From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But not at all.
backsnounUS /bæks/
plural of “back” — the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
From this reading We had turned our backs upon medieval Cairo, and our faces toward Ethiopia.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But not at all.
CaironounUS /ˈkaɪroʊ/
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading We had turned our backs upon medieval Cairo, and our faces toward Ethiopia.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Our minds should have teemed with thoughts of early gods, and the mysteries of their great temples.
EthiopianounUS /ˌiːθiˈoʊpiə/
Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia
From this reading We had turned our backs upon medieval Cairo, and our faces toward Ethiopia.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading We had turned our backs upon medieval Cairo, and our faces toward Ethiopia.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Our minds should have teemed with thoughts of early gods, and the mysteries of their great temples.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Our minds should have teemed with thoughts of early gods, and the mysteries of their great temples.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had turned our backs upon medieval Cairo, and our faces toward Ethiopia.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Our minds should have teemed with thoughts of early gods, and the mysteries of their great temples.
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
medievaladjectiveUS /mɪˈdiːvəl/
relating to or belonging to the Middle Ages
From this reading We had turned our backs upon medieval Cairo, and our faces toward Ethiopia.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading Our minds should have teemed with thoughts of early gods, and the mysteries of their great temples.
mysteriesnounUS /ˈmɪstəriz/
plural of “mystery” — something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Our minds should have teemed with thoughts of early gods, and the mysteries of their great temples.
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 ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But not at all.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
prehistoricadjectiveUS /ˌpriːhɪˈstɔːrɪk/
belonging to or existing in times before recorded history
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Our minds should have teemed with thoughts of early gods, and the mysteries of their great temples.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
teemed
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From this reading Our minds should have teemed with thoughts of early gods, and the mysteries of their great temples.
templesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Our minds should have teemed with thoughts of early gods, and the mysteries of their great temples.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Our minds should have teemed with thoughts of early gods, and the mysteries of their great temples.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Our minds should have teemed with thoughts of early gods, and the mysteries of their great temples.
throbbed
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From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ASIUT AFFAIR Nothing could be less appropriate to the Spirit of the Nile than our spirit in setting out.
to-day
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From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
to-morrow
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From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading We had turned our backs upon medieval Cairo, and our faces toward Ethiopia.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading We had turned our backs upon medieval Cairo, and our faces toward Ethiopia.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading We had turned our backs upon medieval Cairo, and our faces toward Ethiopia.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had turned our backs upon medieval Cairo, and our faces toward Ethiopia.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Medieval or prehistoric, it was all one to us in our secret hearts, which throbbed with passionate excitement over our own small affairs of to-day, and to-morrow.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our minds should have teemed with thoughts of early gods, and the mysteries of their great temples.
