Chapter VII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The heart of the noble and devoted Remeses is lightened of a heavy weight of solicitude.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The heart of the noble and devoted Remeses is lightened of a heavy weight of solicitude.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

make certain of

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom

From this reading Smiles once more revisit his features, and cheerfulness replaces his late depression.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

dearly loved

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

From this reading Smiles once more revisit his features, and cheerfulness replaces his late depression.

zealous in devotion or affection

From this reading The heart of the noble and devoted Remeses is lightened of a heavy weight of solicitude.

past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

very good; of the highest quality

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something

From this reading Smiles once more revisit his features, and cheerfulness replaces his late depression.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading The heart of the noble and devoted Remeses is lightened of a heavy weight of solicitude.

sincerely earnest

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading The heart of the noble and devoted Remeses is lightened of a heavy weight of solicitude.

plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Smiles once more revisit his features, and cheerfulness replaces his late depression.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water

From this reading ISLAND PALACE OF RHODA.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time

From this reading Smiles once more revisit his features, and cheerfulness replaces his late depression.

a native or inhabitant of Libya

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

past form of “lighten” — make more cheerful

From this reading The heart of the noble and devoted Remeses is lightened of a heavy weight of solicitude.

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

largest city of Tennessee; located in southwestern Tennessee on bluffs overlooking the Mississippi River

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

the force of workers available

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Smiles once more revisit his features, and cheerfulness replaces his late depression.

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

used to form the superlative

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

impressive in appearance

From this reading The heart of the noble and devoted Remeses is lightened of a heavy weight of solicitude.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading ISLAND PALACE OF RHODA.

on one occasion

From this reading Smiles once more revisit his features, and cheerfulness replaces his late depression.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

a large and stately mansion

From this reading ISLAND PALACE OF RHODA.

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

plural of “pyramid” — a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

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 MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

return to an original state

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

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From this reading The heart of the noble and devoted Remeses is lightened of a heavy weight of solicitude.

third-person singular of “replace” — substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)

From this reading Smiles once more revisit his features, and cheerfulness replaces his late depression.

tending to return to an earlier state

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

visit again

From this reading Smiles once more revisit his features, and cheerfulness replaces his late depression.

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From this reading ISLAND PALACE OF RHODA.

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

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From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

plural of “smile” — a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading Smiles once more revisit his features, and cheerfulness replaces his late depression.

a feeling of excessive concern

From this reading The heart of the noble and devoted Remeses is lightened of a heavy weight of solicitude.

occupy a large, elongated area

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity

From this reading The heart of the noble and devoted Remeses is lightened of a heavy weight of solicitude.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Sesostris," said he to me this morning, as we were returning in his galley from a visit to the pyramids and vast city of tombs that stretch between Memphis and the Libyan hills, "if my excellent and dear mother had died, I should have been made one of the most unhappy of men.

in the company of; together with

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading MY DEAREST MOTHER: It is with heartfelt pleasure I assure you of the recovery of the queen.