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actually
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From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
alonenounUS /alone/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
Amnon
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
any
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
bird-of-passage
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
break
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
bring
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
business
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
cars
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From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
column
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
cosmopolitan
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
dangerous
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From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
demand
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
duly
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
Egypt
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From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
eye
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
far
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
festivities
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
gate
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From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
GreatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
Hall
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
hordes
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
hotel
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
hundred-gated
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From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
Hypostyle
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
intent
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
land
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
lifenounUS /life/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
lurk
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
march
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From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
martial
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From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
massy
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From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
men
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From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
months
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
moon
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
native
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/
not one and not the other of two
From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
night
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
Nile
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
obelisk
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
occupied
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
ordernounUS /order/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
out
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
Pharaohs
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
purse
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
Rather
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From this reading Rather not!
residents
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
ruins
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From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
shadows
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
sign
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
sound
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
spring
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
state
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From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
steeds
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From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
stray
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
stupendous
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From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
Temple
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
ten-score
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From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
Thebes
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From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
There
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
throughnounUS /ˈthrough/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
too
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
tourists
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
twice
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From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
unit
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
visit
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From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
wealth
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From this reading The native has far too good an eye to business to lurk behind obelisk or column with intent to spring out and demand the purse of any stray unit of the cosmopolitan hordes which bring such wealth in the winter months to the land of the Pharaohs.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
winter
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From this reading There was no moon to break the shadows in the Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of Amnon; neither was there sound or sign of life, the winter residents and bird-of-passage tourists being duly occupied in the festivities which are the order of the night in hotel life on the Nile.
wise
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From this reading It is not actually dangerous, nor is it actually wise, to visit the stupendous ruins of Egypt alone at night.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The hundred-gated Thebes, where twice ten-score in martial state Of valiant men with steeds and cars march through each massy gate."
