used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It seemed to be a place of mosques and saints' houses.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Domes and minarets were everywhere in this town of Wazzan.
archnounUS /ɑːrtʃ/
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It seemed to be a place of mosques and saints' houses.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
a state at a particular time
From this reading In my dazed condition, I was sometimes in danger of stumbling into such places unawares.
an alert cognitive state in which you are aware of yourself and your situation
From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading In my dazed condition, I was sometimes in danger of stumbling into such places unawares.
dazedadjectiveUS /deɪzd/
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading In my dazed condition, I was sometimes in danger of stumbling into such places unawares.
DomesnounUS /doʊmz/
plural of “dome” — a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward
From this reading Domes and minarets were everywhere in this town of Wazzan.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Domes and minarets were everywhere in this town of Wazzan.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
Gali
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From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It seemed to be a place of mosques and saints' houses.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In my dazed condition, I was sometimes in danger of stumbling into such places unawares.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Domes and minarets were everywhere in this town of Wazzan.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading In my dazed condition, I was sometimes in danger of stumbling into such places unawares.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to be a place of mosques and saints' houses.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
minaretsnounUS /ˌmɪnərˈets/
plural of “minaret” — slender tower with balconies
From this reading Domes and minarets were everywhere in this town of Wazzan.
mosquenounUS /mɑːsk/
(Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
mosquesnounUS /mɑːsks/
plural of “mosque” — (Islam) a Muslim place of worship that usually has a minaret
From this reading It seemed to be a place of mosques and saints' houses.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my dazed condition, I was sometimes in danger of stumbling into such places unawares.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Domes and minarets were everywhere in this town of Wazzan.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It seemed to be a place of mosques and saints' houses.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In my dazed condition, I was sometimes in danger of stumbling into such places unawares.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
saint'snounUS /seɪnts/
possessive form of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
saintsnounUS /seɪnts/
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading It seemed to be a place of mosques and saints' houses.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to be a place of mosques and saints' houses.
Sidi
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From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading In my dazed condition, I was sometimes in danger of stumbling into such places unawares.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
stumblingverbUS /ˈstʌmbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading In my dazed condition, I was sometimes in danger of stumbling into such places unawares.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading In my dazed condition, I was sometimes in danger of stumbling into such places unawares.
surmountedadjectiveUS /sərˈmaʊntɪd/
having something on top
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
Tangiernoun
a city of northern Morocco at the west end of the Strait of Gibraltar
From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Domes and minarets were everywhere in this town of Wazzan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to be a place of mosques and saints' houses.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Domes and minarets were everywhere in this town of Wazzan.
troughnounUS /trɔːf/
a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
unawaresadverbUS /ˌʌnəˈwerz/
without forethought or plan; inadvertently
From this reading In my dazed condition, I was sometimes in danger of stumbling into such places unawares.
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 Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
warningsnounUS /ˈwɔːrnɪŋz/
plural of “warning” — a message informing of danger
From this reading At the instant of recovered consciousness I always remembered the warnings of my guide as I stood by the house of Sidi Gali at Tangier: "Sacred place?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
Wazzan
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From this reading Domes and minarets were everywhere in this town of Wazzan.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Domes and minarets were everywhere in this town of Wazzan.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
a Caucasian
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
white-washed
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From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Where the wide arch and the trough of the mosque were not, there was the open door in the low white-washed wall of the saint's house, surmounted by its white flag.
