used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
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
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
in addition
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
bladenounUS /bleɪd/
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
Bled-el-Ateuch
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From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
desolationnounUS /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
extremitynounUS /ekˈstreməti/
an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
growsverbUS /ɡroʊz/
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
horizonsnounUS /hərˈaɪzənz/
plural of “horizon” — the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
ten 10s
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
immediately past
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
MoorsnounUS /mʊrz/
plural of “moor” — one of the Muslim people of north Africa; of mixed Arab and Berber descent; converted to Islam in the 8th century; conqueror of Spain in the 8th century
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
MorocconounUS /mərˈɑːkoʊ/
a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
mournfuladjectiveUS /ˈmɔːrnfəl/
expressing sorrow
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
never-endingadjectiveUS /ˌnevərˈendɪŋ/
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
palmnounUS /pɑːm/
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
SaharanounUS /səˈherə/
the world's largest desert (3,500,000 square miles) in northern Africa
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
sandhills
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From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
sandsnounUS /sændz/
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
SenegalnounUS /ˌsenəˈɡɔːl/
a republic in northwestern Africa on the coast of the Atlantic; formerly a French colony but achieved independence in 1960
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
Senegambia
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From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
continuously varying
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
SolitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
St
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From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
succeedsverbUS /səkˈsiːdz/
third-person singular of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
in or at that place or location
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
thirstnounUS /θɜːrst/
a physiological need to drink
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
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 At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading These desert shores stretch for five hundred leagues without one port of call for the passing vessel, without one blade of grass, one sign of life.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
a Caucasian
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Solitude succeeds solitude with mournful monotony; shifting sandhills, vague horizons—and the heat grows each day more intense.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It is the Sahara, “the great sea without water,” to which the Moors have given also the name of “Bled-el-Ateuch,” the land of thirst.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading At last there comes in sight over the sands an old city, white, with yellow palm trees set here and there—it is St Louis on the Senegal, the capital of Senegambia.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In your voyage down the west coast of Africa, after passing the southern extremity of Morocco, you sail for days and nights together past the shores of a never-ending land of desolation.
