Chapter 22 of It Happened in Egypt is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of It Happened in Egypt is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day. That night it was more than mysterious. It was sinister. Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues. The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.
Chapter 22 of It Happened in Egypt is here in full — 318 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
From this reading “BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.”
plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something
From this reading “The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.”
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading “The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.”
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading “Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “It was sinister.”
plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading “Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
a region whose eastern part is now Bangladesh and whose western part is included in India
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
plural of “charge” — an impetuous rush toward someone or something
From this reading The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
divisible by two
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.
start firing a weapon
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
(used of persons or artifacts) marked by independence and creativity in thought or action
From this reading The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That night it was more than mysterious.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.
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From this reading Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading That night it was more than mysterious.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.
of an obscure nature
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night it was more than mysterious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
plural of “pillar” — a fundamental principle or practice
From this reading Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading It was sinister.
plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading That night it was more than mysterious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night it was more than mysterious.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading BENGAL FIRE The Temple of Mut I think must always be mysterious even by day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The least imaginative of my charges seemed to feel the influence of the place.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Darkness shut us in among the pillars and the black, lion-faced statues.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night it was more than mysterious.
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