used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
Adirsiah
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From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
(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 ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
aridadjectiveUS /ˈærəd/
lacking sufficient water or rainfall
From this reading It seemed a paradise indeed to the Prince of Iran and his wayworn guard, marching in from the arid northern plain.
AryannounUS /ˈɑːriən/
(according to Nazi doctrine) a Caucasian person of Nordic descent (and not a Jew)
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
ATHURA
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From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
Bactra
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From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
bloomingnounUS /ˈbluːmɪŋ/
the organic process of bearing flowers
From this reading Though it was summer, the hills were green and the valley was luxuriant with full-leafed trees and blooming gardens.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
separated in space or coming from or going to a distance
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading It was a fertile valley.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
full-leafed
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From this reading Though it was summer, the hills were green and the valley was luxuriant with full-leafed trees and blooming gardens.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Though it was summer, the hills were green and the valley was luxuriant with full-leafed trees and blooming gardens.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading Though it was summer, the hills were green and the valley was luxuriant with full-leafed trees and blooming gardens.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading It seemed a paradise indeed to the Prince of Iran and his wayworn guard, marching in from the arid northern plain.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading Though it was summer, the hills were green and the valley was luxuriant with full-leafed trees and blooming gardens.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed a paradise indeed to the Prince of Iran and his wayworn guard, marching in from the arid northern plain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It seemed a paradise indeed to the Prince of Iran and his wayworn guard, marching in from the arid northern plain.
IrannounUS /ˌɪˈrɑːn/
a theocratic Islamic republic in the Middle East in western Asia; Iran was the core of the ancient empire that was known as Persia until 1935; rich in oil
From this reading It seemed a paradise indeed to the Prince of Iran and his wayworn guard, marching in from the arid northern plain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a fertile valley.
limpidadjective
clear and bright
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
luxuriantadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriənt/
marked by complexity and richness of detail
From this reading Though it was summer, the hills were green and the valley was luxuriant with full-leafed trees and blooming gardens.
marchingnounUS /ˈmɑːrtʃɪŋ/
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
From this reading It seemed a paradise indeed to the Prince of Iran and his wayworn guard, marching in from the arid northern plain.
the location of something surrounded by other things
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States north of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It seemed a paradise indeed to the Prince of Iran and his wayworn guard, marching in from the arid northern plain.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
outletnounUS /ˈaʊtlet/
a place of business for retailing goods
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
Oxus
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From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
paradisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading It seemed a paradise indeed to the Prince of Iran and his wayworn guard, marching in from the arid northern plain.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading It seemed a paradise indeed to the Prince of Iran and his wayworn guard, marching in from the arid northern plain.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading It seemed a paradise indeed to the Prince of Iran and his wayworn guard, marching in from the arid northern plain.
any competition
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
rangesnounUS /ˈreɪndʒəz/
plural of “range” — an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
done under pressure
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed a paradise indeed to the Prince of Iran and his wayworn guard, marching in from the arid northern plain.
plural of “side” — a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
situateverbUS /ˈsɪtʃuːeɪt/
determine or indicate the place, site, or limits of, as if by an instrument or by a survey
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
snow-cappedadjective
(of mountains) capped with a covering of snow
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Though it was summer, the hills were green and the valley was luxuriant with full-leafed trees and blooming gardens.
confined on all sides
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though it was summer, the hills were green and the valley was luxuriant with full-leafed trees and blooming gardens.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Through it rushed the limpid river, Adirsiah, coming down from the distant snow-capped mountains in the east and finding an outlet northward to the Oxus.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Though it was summer, the hills were green and the valley was luxuriant with full-leafed trees and blooming gardens.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ATHURA Ancient Bactra, the mother city of the Aryan race, was situate in the midst of a beautiful valley surrounded on all sides by mountain ranges.
wayworn
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From this reading It seemed a paradise indeed to the Prince of Iran and his wayworn guard, marching in from the arid northern plain.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though it was summer, the hills were green and the valley was luxuriant with full-leafed trees and blooming gardens.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Though it was summer, the hills were green and the valley was luxuriant with full-leafed trees and blooming gardens.
