plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading And the island lay, as through the ages past, fair and imperial in the Atlantic.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the island lay, as through the ages past, fair and imperial in the Atlantic.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And the island lay, as through the ages past, fair and imperial in the Atlantic.
AtlanticnounUS /ətˈlæntɪk/
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading And the island lay, as through the ages past, fair and imperial in the Atlantic.
AtlantisnounUS /ætˈlæntɪs/
according to legend, an island in the Atlantic Ocean that Plato said was swallowed by an earthquake
From this reading Midsummer was upon this Atlantis, upon the islands attendant that served as stepping-stones to the continents beyond.
attendantnounUS /əˈtendənt/
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading Midsummer was upon this Atlantis, upon the islands attendant that served as stepping-stones to the continents beyond.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Else would not this be written.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Though now was it becoming wanton, even to its undoing.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Midsummer was upon this Atlantis, upon the islands attendant that served as stepping-stones to the continents beyond.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
chroniclernounUS /ˈkrɑːnɪklər/
someone who writes chronicles
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
continentsnounUS /ˈkɑːntənənts/
plural of “continent” — one of the large landmasses of the earth
From this reading Midsummer was upon this Atlantis, upon the islands attendant that served as stepping-stones to the continents beyond.
Else
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From this reading Else would not this be written.
eranounUS /ˈerə/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
divisible by two
From this reading Though now was it becoming wanton, even to its undoing.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading And the island lay, as through the ages past, fair and imperial in the Atlantic.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
how
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From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
imperialadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɪriəl/
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading And the island lay, as through the ages past, fair and imperial in the Atlantic.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the island lay, as through the ages past, fair and imperial in the Atlantic.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading And the island lay, as through the ages past, fair and imperial in the Atlantic.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Midsummer was upon this Atlantis, upon the islands attendant that served as stepping-stones to the continents beyond.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Though now was it becoming wanton, even to its undoing.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And the island lay, as through the ages past, fair and imperial in the Atlantic.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
MidsummernounUS /ˈmɪdˈsʌmər/
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading Midsummer was upon this Atlantis, upon the islands attendant that served as stepping-stones to the continents beyond.
not any; not one
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Else would not this be written.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Though now was it becoming wanton, even to its undoing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading And the island lay, as through the ages past, fair and imperial in the Atlantic.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Midsummer was upon this Atlantis, upon the islands attendant that served as stepping-stones to the continents beyond.
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
stepping-stones
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From this reading Midsummer was upon this Atlantis, upon the islands attendant that served as stepping-stones to the continents beyond.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Midsummer was upon this Atlantis, upon the islands attendant that served as stepping-stones to the continents beyond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Else would not this be written.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though now was it becoming wanton, even to its undoing.
plural of “thousand” — the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And the island lay, as through the ages past, fair and imperial in the Atlantic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though now was it becoming wanton, even to its undoing.
undoingnounUS /ənˈduːɪŋ/
an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)
From this reading Though now was it becoming wanton, even to its undoing.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Midsummer was upon this Atlantis, upon the islands attendant that served as stepping-stones to the continents beyond.
wantonverbUS /ˈwɔːntən/
waste time; spend one's time idly or inefficiently
From this reading Though now was it becoming wanton, even to its undoing.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Else would not this be written.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Else would not this be written.
a late time of life
From this reading It was thousands of years before the Christian era—how many thousands no chronicler has stated.
