used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
ass's
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From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
being joined in close association
From this reading But I had no mind to be deprived of the credit attached to its discovery.
attemptingverbUS /əˈtemptɪŋ/
-ing form of “attempt” — make an effort or attempt
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I had no mind to be deprived of the credit attached to its discovery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I had no mind to be deprived of the credit attached to its discovery.
CaironounUS /ˈkaɪroʊ/
a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
approval
From this reading But I had no mind to be deprived of the credit attached to its discovery.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
deprivedadjectiveUS /dɪˈpraɪvd/
marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
From this reading But I had no mind to be deprived of the credit attached to its discovery.
the act of discovering something
From this reading But I had no mind to be deprived of the credit attached to its discovery.
existingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɪstɪŋ/
presently existing
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
brought together in one place
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
GoddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading So I hid it well.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But I had no mind to be deprived of the credit attached to its discovery.
loadnounUS /loʊd/
weight to be borne or conveyed
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But I had no mind to be deprived of the credit attached to its discovery.
morrownounUS /ˈmɑːroʊ/
the next day
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
packedadjectiveUS /pækt/
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
portableadjectiveUS /ˈpɔːrtəbəl/
easily or conveniently transported
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
possessionsnounUS /pəˈzeʃənz/
plural of “possession” — the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I hid it well.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
stelenoun
the usually cylindrical central vascular portion of the axis of a vascular plant
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Afterwards I gathered up my portable possessions, including my tent, and packed them in a load for my ass's back ready for the morrow.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
transportnounUS /trænˈspɔːrt/
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
unearthedverbUS /əˈnɜːrθt/
past form of “unearth” — bring to light
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
the act of using
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no use thinking of attempting to transport it to Cairo under existing circumstances.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading So I hid it well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The One Goddess I spent the rest of the day covering up the stele I had unearthed with sand.
