used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A city under the sea!” cried Prof. Von Bulow.
(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 All gazed upon what certainly seemed to be a mighty city, built upon a plain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading All gazed upon what certainly seemed to be a mighty city, built upon a plain.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Mighty buildings lined wide streets, which traversed the plain in every direction.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading All gazed upon what certainly seemed to be a mighty city, built upon a plain.
Bulow
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From this reading “A city under the sea!” cried Prof. Von Bulow.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading All gazed upon what certainly seemed to be a mighty city, built upon a plain.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “A city under the sea!” cried Prof. Von Bulow.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “A city under the sea!” cried Prof. Von Bulow.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Mighty buildings lined wide streets, which traversed the plain in every direction.
domesnounUS /doʊmz/
plural of “dome” — a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mighty buildings lined wide streets, which traversed the plain in every direction.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading All gazed upon what certainly seemed to be a mighty city, built upon a plain.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mighty buildings lined wide streets, which traversed the plain in every direction.
linedadjectiveUS /laɪnd/
bordered by a line of things
From this reading Mighty buildings lined wide streets, which traversed the plain in every direction.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading All gazed upon what certainly seemed to be a mighty city, built upon a plain.
minaretsnounUS /ˌmɪnərˈets/
plural of “minaret” — slender tower with balconies
From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
obelisks
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From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading All gazed upon what certainly seemed to be a mighty city, built upon a plain.
Profnoun
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “A city under the sea!” cried Prof. Von Bulow.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “A city under the sea!” cried Prof. Von Bulow.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading All gazed upon what certainly seemed to be a mighty city, built upon a plain.
spiresnounUS /spaɪrz/
plural of “spire” — a tall tower that forms the superstructure of a building (usually a church or temple) and that tapers to a point at the top
From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
squaresnounUS /skwerz/
plural of “square” — (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon
From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
statuarynounUS /ˈstætʃuːeri/
statues collectively
From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Mighty buildings lined wide streets, which traversed the plain in every direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “A city under the sea!” cried Prof. Von Bulow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
a special situation
From this reading “Wonderful thing!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All gazed upon what certainly seemed to be a mighty city, built upon a plain.
traversedverbUS /ˈtrævərst/
past form of “traverse” — travel across or pass over
From this reading Mighty buildings lined wide streets, which traversed the plain in every direction.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “A city under the sea!” cried Prof. Von Bulow.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All gazed upon what certainly seemed to be a mighty city, built upon a plain.
Von
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From this reading “A city under the sea!” cried Prof. Von Bulow.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading All gazed upon what certainly seemed to be a mighty city, built upon a plain.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mighty buildings lined wide streets, which traversed the plain in every direction.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Mighty buildings lined wide streets, which traversed the plain in every direction.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There were minarets and spires, domes and obelisks and huge public squares with giant statuary.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Wonderful thing!”
