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From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
absorbedadjectiveUS /əbˈzɔːrbd/
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
AfricanounUS /ˈæfrəkɑː/
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
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in the past
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
AlgerianadjectiveUS /ælˈdʒɪriən/
of or relating to or characteristic of Algeria or its inhabitants
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
ANCIENTSnounUS /ˈeɪntʃənts/
people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
ArabianounUS /əˈreɪbiə/
a peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf; strategically important for its oil resources
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
AsiaticnounUS /ˌeɪʒiˈætɪk/
a native or inhabitant of Asia
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
Baluchistan
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From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
CaucasiannounUS /kɔːˈkeɪʒən/
a Caucasian
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definite but not specified or identified
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
deem to be
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Dravidiannoun
a member of one of the aboriginal inhabitants of India
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
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EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
elsewhereadverbUS /ˈelswer/
in or to another place
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
flowsnounUS /floʊz/
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
foregoingadjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡoʊɪŋ/
especially of writing or speech; going before
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
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Hamites
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From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
IberiannounUS /aɪˈbɪriən/
a native or inhabitant of Iberia in the Caucasus
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
immigrantsnounUS /ˈɪməɡrənts/
plural of “immigrant” — a person who comes to a country where they were not born in order to settle there
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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a republic in the Asian subcontinent in southern Asia; second most populous country in the world; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1947
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
inhabitedadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈhæbətəd/
having inhabitants; lived in
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
invadedverbUS /ˌɪnˈveɪdəd/
past form of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
invasionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈveɪʒənz/
plural of “invasion” — the act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
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plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
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LibyannounUS /ˈlɪbiːən/
a native or inhabitant of Libya
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
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NegronounUS /ˈniːɡroʊ/
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
NegroesnounUS /ˈniːɡroʊz/
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
immediately following in time or order
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NILEnounUS /naɪl/
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
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the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
northeastnounUS /ˌnɔːrˈθiːst/
the compass point midway between north and east; at 45 degrees
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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offshootsnounUS /ˈɔːfʃuːts/
plural of “offshoot” — a natural consequence of development
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
touching and supported by a surface
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preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
others
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From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
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by chance
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
an amount of time
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
PortuguesenounUS /ˈpɔːrtʃəɡiːz/
the Romance language spoken in Portugal and Brazil
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continue talking
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proportionnounUS /prəˈpɔːrʃən/
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
purportverbUS /ˈpɜːrpɔːrt/
have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
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PygmiesnounUS /ˈpɪɡmiz/
plural of “pygmy” — an unusually small individual
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
QuestnounUS /kwest/
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
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any competition
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
repeatedlyadverbUS /rɪˈpiːtɪdli/
several time
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
revelationnounUS /ˌrevəˈleɪʃən/
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
Identical; not different.
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
express in words
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
southwestnounUS /ˌsaʊˈθwest/
the compass point midway between south and west; at 225 degrees
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
speciesnounUS /ˈspiːʃiz/
(biology) taxonomic group whose members can interbreed
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stemnounUS /stem/
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
not in physical motion
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
a quantity of money
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SUMMARYnounUS /ˈsʌməri/
a brief statement that presents the main points in a concise form
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
in or at that place or location
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
typesnounUS /taɪps/
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At some such period as ten thousand years ago northeast Africa was repeatedly invaded from Arabia by a branch of the Caucasian race--the Hamites--which in Arabia had absorbed a certain proportion of early Negro and Dravidian[13] blood.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A SUMMARY OF THE ANCIENTS’ KNOWLEDGE OF THE NILE The next page in the history of the Nile Quest is marked by the coming of the Portuguese; but before we proceed to consider what effect this movement had on the revelation of Africa to the knowledge of the Caucasian species, let us sum up briefly the purport of the foregoing chapters:--
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
in the company of; together with
From this reading About the same time in Egypt itself there were invasions of other Caucasian immigrants; some perhaps of the Dravidian stock still met with in Baluchistan and India, and others of Libyan (Iberian, Algerian) race.
a late time of life
From this reading The lands through which the Nile flows were inhabited some ten thousand years ago--let us say at a guess--by Pygmies in the north, east, and southwest, and elsewhere by big black Negroes, these types being offshoots from the original Negro Asiatic stem.
