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From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
30
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From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
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From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
9
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From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
all-nightadjective
lasting, open, or operating through the whole night
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading The ground was _serira_, with large stones making bad going for the camels.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The wind blew from the same quarter, but was warm rather than hot all night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The wind blew from the same quarter, but was warm rather than hot all night.
camelsnounUS /ˈkæməlz/
plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading The ground was _serira_, with large stones making bad going for the camels.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading We made forty kilometers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
the act of departing
From this reading The ground was _serira_, with large stones making bad going for the camels.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The ground was _serira_, with large stones making bad going for the camels.
haltingadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːltɪŋ/
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
kilometersnounUS /kəˈlɑːmʌtərz/
plural of “kilometer” — a metric unit of length equal to 1000 meters (or 0.621371 miles)
From this reading We made forty kilometers.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The ground was _serira_, with large stones making bad going for the camels.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We made forty kilometers.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The ground was _serira_, with large stones making bad going for the camels.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The wind blew from the same quarter, but was warm rather than hot all night.
OASESnounUS /oʊˈeɪsiz/
plural of “oasis” — a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
OUENAT
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From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
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 THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
one of four equal parts
From this reading The wind blew from the same quarter, but was warm rather than hot all night.
on the contrary
From this reading The wind blew from the same quarter, but was warm rather than hot all night.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The wind blew from the same quarter, but was warm rather than hot all night.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
serira
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The ground was _serira_, with large stones making bad going for the camels.
southeastnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between south and east; at 135 degrees
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The ground was _serira_, with large stones making bad going for the camels.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The wind blew from the same quarter, but was warm rather than hot all night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
treknounUS /trek/
a journey by ox wagon (especially an organized migration by a group of settlers)
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
twenty-ninthadjective
coming next after the twenty-eighth in position
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The wind blew from the same quarter, but was warm rather than hot all night.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE LOST OASES: OUENAT _SATURDAY, April 28._ We started at 9:30 P.M. for the first all-night trek, halting at 7 A.M. of the twenty-ninth.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was fair and clear with a very strong hot wind from southeast all day.
