adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
accordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
adventureverbUS /ædˈventʃər/
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Our march, after the great adventure at the oasis, was singularly devoid of startling events.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Our march, after the great adventure at the oasis, was singularly devoid of startling events.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
AnotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
awfuladjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
BedouinnounUS /ˈbedoʊən/
a member of a nomadic tribe of Arabs
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
charmnounUS /tʃɑːrm/
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
checkedadjectiveUS /tʃekt/
patterned with alternating squares of color
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
countrynounUS /ˈkʌntri/
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
crossedadjectiveUS /krɔːst/
placed crosswise
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
DaynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
desertverbUS /ˈdezərt/
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
devoidadjectiveUS /dɪˈvɔɪd/
completely wanting or lacking
From this reading Our march, after the great adventure at the oasis, was singularly devoid of startling events.
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
endlessadjectiveUS /ˈendləs/
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/
divisible by two
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Our march, after the great adventure at the oasis, was singularly devoid of startling events.
experienceverbUS /ɪkˈspɪriəns/
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Our march, after the great adventure at the oasis, was singularly devoid of startling events.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
Higgs
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From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
hundredsnounUS /ˈhʌndrədz/
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
leastadjectiveUS /liːst/
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 At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
lengthnounUS /leŋkθ/
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
MAKESnounUS /meɪks/
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
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 At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
marchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading Our march, after the great adventure at the oasis, was singularly devoid of startling events.
milesnounUS /maɪlz/
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
oasisnounUS /oʊˈeɪsɪs/
a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
From this reading Our march, after the great adventure at the oasis, was singularly devoid of startling events.
observationsnounUS /ˌɑːbzərˈveɪʃənz/
plural of “observation” — the act of making and recording a measurement
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
oddlyadverbUS /ˈɑːdli/
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
Orme
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
passingnounUS /ˈpæsɪŋ/
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
pathnounUS /pæθ/
a course of conduct
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
PHARAOHnounUS /ˈferoʊ/
the title of the ancient Egyptian kings
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
ratenounUS /reɪt/
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
reckonings
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
remoteadjectiveUS /rɪˈmoʊt/
located far away spatially
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
sandnounUS /sænd/
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
seanounUS /siː/
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
singularlyadverbUS /ˈsɪŋɡjələrli/
in a singular manner or to a singular degree
From this reading Our march, after the great adventure at the oasis, was singularly devoid of startling events.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
startlingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrtlɪŋ/
so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm
From this reading Our march, after the great adventure at the oasis, was singularly devoid of startling events.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
travelverbUS /ˈtrævəl/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
travelledadjectiveUS /ˈtrævəld/
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
TROUBLEnounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/
a source of difficulty
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
unvisited
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From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/
migratory
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our march, after the great adventure at the oasis, was singularly devoid of startling events.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading PHARAOH MAKES TROUBLE Another six weeks or so had gone by, and at length the character of the country began to change.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading At last we were passing out of the endless desert over which we had travelled for so many hundreds of miles; at least a thousand, according to our observations and reckonings, which I checked by those that I had taken upon my eastward journey.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Day by day to travel on across an endless sea of sand so remote, so unvisited that for whole weeks no man, not even a wandering Bedouin of the desert, crossed our path.
whompronounUS /huːm/
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Indeed, it had been awful in its monotony, and yet, oddly enough, not without a certain charm—at any rate for Higgs and Orme, to whom the experience was new.
