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From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They brought a letter of farewell from him that touched my heart.
Abid
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From this reading Sayed El Abid sent three representatives to see us off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
ARKENU
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From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading They brought a letter of farewell from him that touched my heart.
Bu
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From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
Bukara
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From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Bu Helega came to say good-by.
camelsnounUS /ˈkæməlz/
plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading They were poor men, and the money they would make loomed larger in their eyes than the danger.
ElnounUS /el/
angular distance above the horizon (especially of a celestial object)
From this reading Sayed El Abid sent three representatives to see us off.
opinion or judgment
From this reading They were poor men, and the money they would make loomed larger in their eyes than the danger.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading They brought a letter of farewell from him that touched my heart.
set up or found
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They brought a letter of farewell from him that touched my heart.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading Bu Helega came to say good-by.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
Hamid
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From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading They brought a letter of farewell from him that touched my heart.
Helega
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From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They brought a letter of farewell from him that touched my heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were poor men, and the money they would make loomed larger in their eyes than the danger.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading They were poor men, and the money they would make loomed larger in their eyes than the danger.
immediately past
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading They brought a letter of farewell from him that touched my heart.
loomedverbUS /luːmd/
past form of “loom” — come into view indistinctly, often threateningly
From this reading They were poor men, and the money they would make loomed larger in their eyes than the danger.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
engage in
From this reading They were poor men, and the money they would make loomed larger in their eyes than the danger.
the force of workers available
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading They were poor men, and the money they would make loomed larger in their eyes than the danger.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They brought a letter of farewell from him that touched my heart.
OASESnounUS /oʊˈeɪsiz/
plural of “oasis” — a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They brought a letter of farewell from him that touched my heart.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Sayed El Abid sent three representatives to see us off.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They were poor men, and the money they would make loomed larger in their eyes than the danger.
representativesnounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪvz/
plural of “representative” — a person who represents others
From this reading Sayed El Abid sent three representatives to see us off.
express in words
From this reading Bu Helega came to say good-by.
SayedverbUS /ˌsɑːˈjed/
past form of “say” — express in words
From this reading Sayed El Abid sent three representatives to see us off.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Sayed El Abid sent three representatives to see us off.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Sayed El Abid sent three representatives to see us off.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading They were poor men, and the money they would make loomed larger in their eyes than the danger.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They brought a letter of farewell from him that touched my heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were poor men, and the money they would make loomed larger in their eyes than the danger.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were poor men, and the money they would make loomed larger in their eyes than the danger.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Sayed El Abid sent three representatives to see us off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sayed El Abid sent three representatives to see us off.
having come into contact
From this reading They brought a letter of farewell from him that touched my heart.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sayed El Abid sent three representatives to see us off.
WEDNESDAYnounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were poor men, and the money they would make loomed larger in their eyes than the danger.
which person or people
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading THE LOST OASES: ARKENU _WEDNESDAY, April 18._ Bu Helega had at last found two men, Bukara and Hamid, who would go with his camels.
