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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
active
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From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
againnounUS /again/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
ancientadjectiveUS /ˈeɪn.ʃənt/
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/
any thing at all
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
astounding
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From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
beneathprepositionUS /bɪˈniːθ/
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
berthnounUS /bɜrθ/
a job or position on a ship
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
bound
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bright
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
brokennounUS /broken/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
cabin
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cleared
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
close
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From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
colonnade
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
colour
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
columns
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From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
crystal
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
dark
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
deep
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
deeper
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
depths
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From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
down
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
dream-beauty
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From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
emeraldnounUS /ˈemərəld/
a bright green precious stone
From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
EvennounUS /even/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
eyes
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From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
FIRE
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From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
firstnounUS /first/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
flamed
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
foreground
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From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
forgot
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From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
glory
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gods
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From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
green
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
Just
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libation
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From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
line
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From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
longnounUS /long/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
loomed
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From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
lotus
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Luxor
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magic
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
moment
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more
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From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
moved
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From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
Nile
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From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
OFprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
only
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From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
out
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From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
pale
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
pansy
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
picture
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From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
pillars
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
pink
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
poured
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From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
primroses
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
purple
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
repeatednounUS /repeated/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
river
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From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
roll
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From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
roof
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
room
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From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
rose
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
rose-columns
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
rose-red
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
ruby
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From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
self
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shining
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
shot
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
sky
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soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
subconscious
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suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
temples
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thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
Then
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
thrust
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From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
translucent
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From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
transparent
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
unflawed
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
water
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I had room in my mind only for the dream-beauty of that astounding picture, into the foreground of which I seemed to have been thrust, so close upon my eyes loomed the line of lotus columns.
window
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From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
windows
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From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
wine
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From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, suddenly, bright windows of sky behind the dark rose-columns flamed to the colour of primroses, were shot with pansy purple, and cleared to the transparent green of unflawed emerald.
world
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From this reading Even the long colonnade of broken pillars was deep rose-red against a pale rose sky, repeated again in deeper rose down in a magic world beneath the pink crystal roof of shining water.
worship
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From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
zenith-dwelling
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From this reading It was as if the ancient gods had poured a libation of ruby wine from their zenith-dwelling into the translucent depths of the Nile.
ZONE
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From this reading THE ZONE OF FIRE Just at the first moment of waking, when I was moved by my subconscious self to roll out of my berth and bound to the cabin window, I forgot that we had anything more active to do at Luxor than worship the glory of sky and river and temples.
