5
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From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
any thing at all
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
at or in or to any place
From this reading One does not miss sunrises on the Nile, if one cares for sunrises anywhere.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading One does not miss sunrises on the Nile, if one cares for sunrises anywhere.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
without deviation
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One does not miss sunrises on the Nile, if one cares for sunrises anywhere.
dressingnounUS /ˈdresɪŋ/
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
one or the other of two
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
Etwas
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From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
Hamadeh
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From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
idiomnounUS /ˈɪdiəm/
a manner of speaking that is natural to native speakers of a language
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
los
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From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
luxurynounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəri/
something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading One does not miss sunrises on the Nile, if one cares for sunrises anywhere.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
NagverbUS /næɡ/
bother persistently with trivial complaints
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
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
From this reading One does not miss sunrises on the Nile, if one cares for sunrises anywhere.
Nile's
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From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
not any; not one
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One does not miss sunrises on the Nile, if one cares for sunrises anywhere.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One does not miss sunrises on the Nile, if one cares for sunrises anywhere.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One does not miss sunrises on the Nile, if one cares for sunrises anywhere.
others
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From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
pressingnounUS /ˈpresɪŋ/
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
transport commercially
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
stripverbUS /strɪp/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
sunrises
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From this reading One does not miss sunrises on the Nile, if one cares for sunrises anywhere.
confined on all sides
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
create by training and teaching
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
upstandingadjectiveUS /ˈʌpstændɪŋ/
meriting respect or esteem
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
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 We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
at the time that
From this reading It was a little after 5 A.M. when I heard him getting up.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said no, but that the sun would be upstanding directly, which brought me into similar action.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading I inquired if there was "_Etwas los?_" which is the ship idiom for asking if anything had gone wrong.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading We hurried through our dressing and were out on the platform when the train drew up for water at Nag Hamadeh--a station like many others, surrounded by the green luxury of the Nile's fertile strip, with yellow desert and mountains pressing close on either hand.
