Chapter XXX · The Great Pyramids.--in the Kings’ Burial Chambers

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

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

an athlete who performs acts requiring skill and agility and coordination

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

from one side of something to the other

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

in addition

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

a quantity of money

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

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

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

plural of “arab” — a member of a Semitic people originally from the Arabian peninsula and surrounding territories who speaks Arabic and who inhabits much of the Middle East and northern Africa

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

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

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

a small vessel for travel on water

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

plural of “boy” — a youthful male person

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

a structure that allows people or vehicles to cross an obstacle such as a river or canal or railway etc.

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

a town at the southern tip of Illinois at the confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a railcar where passengers ride

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

a natural or artificial enclosed space

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

plural of “coffin” — box in which a corpse is buried or cremated

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

plural of “contrast” — the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

plural of “cormorant” — large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

travel across or pass over

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

traveling across

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

cause to herd, drive, or crowd together

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

An action of moving downward, dropping, or falling into a deeper place.

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

plural of “dimension” — the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

plural of “donkey” — the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

covered with a layer of dust

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

a journey taken for pleasure

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

widely known and esteemed

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

an agricultural laborer in Arab countries

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a boy or man

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

transport from one place to another

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

record in a public office or in a court of law

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

usually; as a rule

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

any creature of exceptional size

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

an ancient Egyptian city on the west bank of the Nile opposite Cairo; site of three Great Pyramids and the Sphinx

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

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

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

a vast multitude

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a period of time assigned for work

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

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From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a change for the better; progress in development

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

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

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

situated within or suitable for inside a building

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

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

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

undertake a journey or trip

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

possessive form of “judge” — a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

possessive form of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

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From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

engage in

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

plural of “make” — a recognizable kind

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

the force of workers available

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

of an obscure nature

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

absolutely essential

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

the condition of being essential or indispensable

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

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 There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

above and across; more than

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a dramatic or musical entertainment

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

fraught with danger

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a situation from which extrication is difficult especially an unpleasant or trying one

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

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

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

any competition

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

showing reason or sound judgment

From this reading There was also the necessity of crossing the Nile on a ferry boat, and as there was generally a crowd of men, boys, camels, and donkeys at the ferry, the journey across had a reasonable amount of excitement in it.

An object or container used to hold or store something.

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

necessary for relief or supply

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

put a saddle on

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

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From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

cut with a saw

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

an inscrutable person who keeps his thoughts and intentions secret

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a flight of stairs or a flight of steps

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

having a supporting base

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a sculpture representing a human or animal

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

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

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

in or at that place or location

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

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

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

the upper part of anything

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

causing difficulty or annoyance

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

up to a particular time

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.

go to see a place, as for entertainment

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

someone who visits

From this reading EVERY visitor to Cairo makes at least one journey to the famous pyramids of Gizeh, and generally takes an early opportunity to make it.

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

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

used to ask for information about something

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

inside; before a period of time has passed

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading _A Visit to the Great Pyramids--A Fellah not a Fellow--Sakkiehs and Shadoofs--A File of Camels and Donkeys--A striking Spectacle--A horde of Arabs--Troublesome Customers--The Great Pyramid--How we climbed it--A Giant Stairway--Dimensions Extraordinary--The lost Arts--Standing on the Summit--The Judge’s Predicament--Arab Cormorants--What we saw from the top of the Great Pyramid--Wonderful Contrasts--Performance of an Arabian Acrobat--A race down the Pyramid Stairs--A perilous Descent--Penetrating the Interior--The King’s Chamber--A dusty Receptacle of Coffins--The Sphinx--A mysterious Statue._

a late time of life

From this reading Until within a few years there was considerable labor and fatigue to the excursion as it was necessary to ride there on donkeys, and the whole trip required not less than five hours of saddle exercise.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Now you ride to the Pyramids in a carriage and along a macadamized road, and you cross the Nile over an iron bridge that is a great improvement upon the ferry.