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From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
(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 Here were palaces all carved over with faces of men and beasts, and with twisted patterns of serpents.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
battlementsnounUS /ˈbætəlmənts/
plural of “battlement” — a rampart built around the top of a castle with regular gaps for firing arrows or guns
From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Here were palaces all carved over with faces of men and beasts, and with twisted patterns of serpents.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
carvedadjectiveUS /kɑːrvd/
made for or formed by carving (“carven” is archaic or literary)
From this reading Here were palaces all carved over with faces of men and beasts, and with twisted patterns of serpents.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The End.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Here were palaces all carved over with faces of men and beasts, and with twisted patterns of serpents.
fillingnounUS /ˈfɪlɪŋ/
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
moving swiftly
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
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 The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here were palaces all carved over with faces of men and beasts, and with twisted patterns of serpents.
not solid; having a space or gap or cavity
From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
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From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
Manoa
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From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
the force of workers available
From this reading Here were palaces all carved over with faces of men and beasts, and with twisted patterns of serpents.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Here were palaces all carved over with faces of men and beasts, and with twisted patterns of serpents.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
palacesnounUS /ˈpæləsəz/
plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading Here were palaces all carved over with faces of men and beasts, and with twisted patterns of serpents.
patternsnounUS /ˈpætərnz/
plural of “pattern” — a perceptual structure
From this reading Here were palaces all carved over with faces of men and beasts, and with twisted patterns of serpents.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
pyramidsnounUS /ˈpɪrəmɪdz/
plural of “pyramid” — a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
RicardonounUS /rɪˈkɑːrdoʊ/
English economist who argued that the laws of supply and demand should operate in a free market (1772-1823)
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
serpentsnounUS /ˈsɜːrpənts/
plural of “serpent” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Here were palaces all carved over with faces of men and beasts, and with twisted patterns of serpents.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
make square
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
templesnounUS /ˈtempəlz/
plural of “temple” — place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The End.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Beneath them lay the City of Manoa, filling with its golden battlements and temples a hollow of the mountains.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
toweredverbUS /ˈtaʊərd/
past form of “tower” — appear very large or occupy a commanding position
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
twistedadjectiveUS /ˈtwɪstɪd/
having an intended meaning altered or misrepresented
From this reading Here were palaces all carved over with faces of men and beasts, and with twisted patterns of serpents.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Here were palaces all carved over with faces of men and beasts, and with twisted patterns of serpents.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The city walls were built of huge square stones, and among the groves towered pyramids, on which the people did service to their gods.
in the company of; together with
From this reading {Man with rock: p186.jpg} It was on a strange sight that the king and Ricardo looked down from the Flying Horse.
