used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
acmenounUS /ˈækmi/
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
From this reading "African" was the word used to express the acme of such orgies.
AfricanadjectiveUS /ˈæfrəkən/
of or relating to the nations of Africa or their peoples
From this reading "African" was the word used to express the acme of such orgies.
Aklas
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From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
CarthagenounUS /ˈkɑːrθədʒ/
an ancient city state on the north African coast near modern Tunis; founded by Phoenicians; destroyed and rebuilt by Romans; razed by Arabs in 697
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
denseadjectiveUS /dens/
permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
without deviation
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
eastwardadjectiveUS /ˈiːstwərd/
moving toward the east
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
EmpirenounUS /ˈempaɪər/
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
give expression to
From this reading "African" was the word used to express the acme of such orgies.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
GrovenounUS /ɡroʊv/
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
harborverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
leaguenounUS /liːɡ/
an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
leaguesnounUS /liːɡz/
plural of “league” — an association of sports teams that organizes matches for its members
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
moistadjectiveUS /mɔɪst/
slightly wet
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
used to form the superlative
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
neighborhoodnounUS /ˈneɪbərhʊd/
a surrounding or nearby region
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
northwardadverbUS /ˈnɔːrθwərd/
in a northern direction
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
Numidiannoun
an inhabitant of ancient Numidia
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
oft-mentioned
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From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
orgiesnounUS /ˈɔːrdʒiz/
plural of “orgy” — any act of immoderate indulgence
From this reading "African" was the word used to express the acme of such orgies.
originallyadverbUS /ərˈɪdʒənəli/
in an original manner
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
pagannounUS /ˈpeɪɡən/
a person who does not acknowledge your god
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
proverbialadjectiveUS /prəˈvɜːrbiəl/
of or relating to or resembling or expressed in a proverb
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
revelsnounUS /ˈrevəlz/
plural of “revel” — unrestrained merrymaking
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
RomanadjectiveUS /ˈroʊmən/
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
sea-air
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From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
sensualadjectiveUS /ˈsenʃəwəl/
marked by the appetites and passions of the body
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
suburbnounUS /ˈsʌbərb/
a residential district located on the outskirts of a city
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "African" was the word used to express the acme of such orgies.
sumptuousadjectiveUS /ˈsʌmptʃwəs/
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
Tripolitan
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From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "African" was the word used to express the acme of such orgies.
VenusnounUS /ˈviːnəs/
the second nearest planet to the sun
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
VirginnounUS /ˈvɜːrdʒɪn/
a person who has never had sex
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
westwardadverbUS /ˈwestwərd/
toward the west
From this reading The "lower city" of Carthage extended northward to the harbor, westward to the suburb of Aklas, the Numidian, and eastward to the Tripolitan suburb.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading From the most ancient pagan times this grove was the scene of the sumptuous, sensual revels which were proverbial throughout the Roman Empire.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Directly beyond its southern gate, covering a space more than two leagues long and a league wide, lay the oft-mentioned "Grove of Venus" or "Grove of the Holy Virgin."
in the company of; together with
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading The whole coast of the bay in this neighborhood, kept moist by the damp sea-air, had originally been covered with dense woods.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "African" was the word used to express the acme of such orgies.
