used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C. P. CRANACH.
CRANACH
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From this reading C. P. CRANACH.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
Deir
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
give a description of
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading To our eyes it is the picture of desolation.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
el-Bahari
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
opinion or judgment
From this reading To our eyes it is the picture of desolation.
coins made of gold
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
grandeurnounUS /ɡrænˈduːr/
the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
Hatshepu
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From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
IIInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
and nothing more
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
Mahal
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
mother'snounUS /ˈmʌðərz/
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
not any; not one
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading To our eyes it is the picture of desolation.
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 C. P. CRANACH.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading To our eyes it is the picture of desolation.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
Taj
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From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
threadsnounUS /θredz/
informal terms for clothing
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
Totmes
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From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
which person or people
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Just as it must have been a picture of grandeur to those of the woman who built it, Queen Hatshepu, sister, wife and queen of Totmes III.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading It is difficult--no, it is impossible to describe the wonder of Deir el-Bahari under the moon, just as it is impossible to describe "the light that never was, on land or sea," or the Taj Mahal, or a mother's love.
woofnounUS /wuːf/
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
From this reading "_No time so dark but through its woof there run Some blessed threads of gold_."
